“Purely as a rhetorical question, and food for thought: During the time when they were legally “not a legal entity,” could they sustain the harm which is the subject of the suit? I don’t know. Just askin’.”
Great question. I don’t know. Could be that even if harm was found the lack of registration would mitigate the outcome...or the organization would be found to lack standing from the get-go. Thing is, they are so discombobulated over there, I’m not sure they are even aware that they were not paid up. Could be higher up the chain did so.
Last [incoherent] thought: if it is moved to a Federal Court, the case might proceed, but lack of registration could be used as another nail in the coffin of Acorn.
Any attorneys out there?
I know why I incorporated my small business, it was to reduce my liability in case of a law suit. If ACORN wasn’t incorporated for 2+ years, I think that I would be looking to find people that had complaints with ACORN and file suits against the officers, personally.
Isn’t one of the rules that organizations don’t hurt, people do?
Threaten the officers with personal bankruptcy. Make them hire personal lawyers. It will cripple the organization, make them hurt and cause division among the ACORN ranks.