{"id":7309,"date":"2026-03-26T19:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T23:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/?p=7309"},"modified":"2026-04-08T19:42:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T23:42:04","slug":"legal-intelligencer-taking-a-plaintiffs-case-to-the-next-level-part-ii-it-does-not-always-take-two-why-naming-individuals-as-defendants-is-not-always-the-best-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-taking-a-plaintiffs-case-to-the-next-level-part-ii-it-does-not-always-take-two-why-naming-individuals-as-defendants-is-not-always-the-best-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Intelligencer: Taking a Plaintiff\u2019s Case to the Next Level, Part II: It Does Not Always Take Two\u2014Why Naming Individuals as Defendants Is Not Always the Best Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>While suing individual owners, officers, or directors alongside their corporate entities can work to a plaintiff\u2019s advantage, this strategy carries a distinct risk: juries may personalize the corporate defendants, leading to smaller verdicts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the March 26, 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\/03\/26\/taking-a-plaintiffs-case-to-the-next-level-part-ii-it-does-not-always-take-twowhy-naming-individuals-as-defendants-is-not-always-the-best-strategy\/\">Taking a Plaintiff\u2019s Case to the Next Level, Part II: It Does Not Always Take Two\u2014Why Naming Individuals as Defendants Is Not Always the Best Strategy<\/a>.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-taking-a-plaintiffs-case-to-the-next-level-part-ii-it-does-not-always-take-two-why-naming-individuals-as-defendants-is-not-always-the-best-strategy\/#more-7309\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While suing individual owners, officers, or directors alongside their corporate entities can work to a plaintiff\u2019s advantage, this strategy carries a distinct risk: juries may personalize the corporate defendants, leading to smaller verdicts. 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