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Debtors Mere Continuation Rule

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Commercial Division Allows Successor Liability Claims to Proceed on “Mere Continuation” Theory

A corporation that acquires the assets of another is generally not liable for the pre-existing liabilities of the acquired corporation. However, as the Commercial Division’s recent decision in 47 East 34th Street (NY), L.P....more

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