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nia Dept. of Corrections v. Yeskey, 524 U. S. 206, 212-213 (1998) (" 'Where issues [were not] considered by the Court of Appeals, this Court will not ordinarily consider them' " (quoting Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co., 398 U. S. 144, 147, n. 2 (1970))).
Respondents also point out that, when traditional vicarious liability principles impose liability upon a corporation, the corporation's liability may be imputed to the corporation's owner in an appropriate case through a " 'piercing of the corporate veil.' " United States v. Bestfoods, 524 U. S. 51, 63, n. 9 (1998) (quoting United States v. Cordova Chemical Co. of Michigan, 113 F. 3d 572, 580 (CA6 1997)). The Court of Appeals, however, did not decide the application of "veil piercing" in this matter either. It falls outside the scope of the question presented on certiorari. And we shall not here consider it.
The Ninth Circuit nonetheless remains free on remand to determine whether these questions were properly raised and, if so, to consider them.
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The judgment of the Court of Appeals is vacated, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
It is so ordered.
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