Jaime Soileau v. Eastside Boat Shop et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of Maine grants Jaime Soileau’s motion for attachment and attachment on trustee process against Eastside Boat Shop in the amount of $275,000. The court denies attachment against the company’s individual owners, Frank P. Coffin II and Mandy Ramsdell-Coffin, concluding that Soileau did not make the required showing for individual liability or corporate veil piercing. The order arises from alleged failures and misrepresentations concerning the construction of a boat.

Holdings

1. Attachment and attachment on trustee process were warranted against Eastside Boat Shop because Soileau established that it was more likely than not that he would recover a judgment of at least $275,000, including interest and costs.
2. Attachment against Frank P. Coffin II and Mandy Ramsdell-Coffin was not warranted because the record did not establish that they were more likely than not personally liable for a judgment of at least $275,000.
3. The motion did not establish a sufficient likelihood of individual liability for fraudulent misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, or violations of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Soileau established that it was more likely than not that he would recover at least $275,000, including interest and costs, so as to support attachment and attachment on trustee process against Eastside Boat Shop.
2. Whether the same showing supported attachment against Frank P. Coffin II and Mandy Ramsdell-Coffin personally.
3. Whether the record sufficiently supported disregarding Eastside Boat Shop's separate corporate identity or establishing individual liability for the defendants' alleged tortious or statutory conduct.

Disposition

other