Coach’s Bid to Apply Alter Ego Liability on Team Owners Falls Short

A California state appeals court has denied the appeal of the estate of Dennis Green, the former head coach in the National Football League, which claimed unsuccessfully that two businessmen were alter egos of the defunct United Football League (UFL) and owed him close to $1 million in salary.   In ruling for the businessmen, the appeals court agreed with the lower court’s findings that “alter ego liability is not warranted,” and the plaintiff “has not otherwise shown the court's de