{"id":7298,"date":"2026-02-19T17:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/?p=7298"},"modified":"2026-02-19T17:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:30:47","slug":"legal-intelligencer-taking-a-plaintiffs-case-to-the-next-level-holding-individuals-liable-under-pennsylvania-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-taking-a-plaintiffs-case-to-the-next-level-holding-individuals-liable-under-pennsylvania-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Intelligencer: Taking a Plaintiff\u2019s Case to the Next Level: Holding Individuals Liable Under Pennsylvania Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Strategic practitioners do not need to treat entity liability as the finish line; they may treat it as a starting point. Holding individual owners or officers personally liable\u2014whether as partners, corporate actors, alter egos, or signatories\u2014fundamentally alters the litigation landscape.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the February 19, 2026 edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\/\">The Legal Intelligencer<\/a>, Edward Kang and Kandis Kovalsky co-authored, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\/2026\/02\/19\/taking-a-plaintiffs-case-to-the-next-level-holding-individuals-liable-under-pennsylvania-law\/?slreturn=20260219170528\">Taking a Plaintiff\u2019s Case to the Next Level: Holding Individuals Liable Under Pennsylvania Law<\/a>.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-taking-a-plaintiffs-case-to-the-next-level-holding-individuals-liable-under-pennsylvania-law\/#more-7298\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strategic practitioners do not need to treat entity liability as the finish line; they may treat it as a starting point. 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