Joe and Josephine have started a plumbing business and have incorporated.They invest nothing into the corporation and the corporation has minimal assets.One day Josephine negligently damages a main pipe in a customer's home causing the basement to flood and resulting in $20,000 in damages.The homeowner's only remedy is to sue the corporation and because the corporation has no funding and minimal assets,the homeowner must bear the loss because Joe and Josephine are shielded from liability due to the corporate protections the business entity affords them.
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