7th Circuit successor liability law as extended by Ordonez v. Akorat
By Brian P. Welch & Barry A. Chatz
Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy,
February 2012
In Ordonez, et al v. Akorat Metal Fabricators, Inc., et al, the Northern District provided a roadmap of the federal doctrine of successor liability and gives asset-purchasers guidance on how not to plead a Motion for Summary Judgment asserting that successor liability is inapplicable as a matter of law.
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