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Articles on Successor Liability

Pielet v. Pielet: The Supreme Court speaks on successor liability and survival of remedy against a dissolved corporation By Charles W. Murdock Business and Securities Law, November 2013 A summary of the recent case of Pielet v. Pielet.
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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