Legal Question in Business Law in Florida

Re: Legal Entities

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You can only file a lawsuit against a legal entity. If a business is operating and is not a legal entity, then you can file against the owners individually. They will lose any protection that having a corporation or LLC might have provided. Individual employees are not generally liable unless you can give a valid basis like a car accident or such.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.