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Purchase Agreement Asset Purchaser Due Diligence

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Theories Of Successor Liability When Incorporating An Existing Business

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How Do I Hold You Liable?  Let Me Count The Ways . . . When the owner(s) incorporate an existing business, the corporation is not necessarily a tabula rasa with respect to the creditors of the business being...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Court Finds Buyer Not Liable for Seller Under Successor Liability Theory

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When buying a business, purchasers must take into consideration the possibility of “successor liability” – that is, the buyer’s assumption of the seller’s liabilities and prior conduct upon purchasing a corporation....more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

FLSA Successor Liability - More Than You Bargained For

A common method for business expansion is for one company to acquire another company’s operations and then merge the operations into the acquiring company. However, even when care is taken to structure such acquisitions to...more

Franczek P.C.

Recent Seventh Circuit Decision Finds That Multiemployer Pension Withdrawal Liability Can Automatically Transfer to Asset...

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In a recent decision that has important implications for purchasers of assets that come with a multiemployer union pension plan, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held in Tsareff v. ManWeb Services, Inc., 794...more

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What to Consider Before Buying a Business

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Buying an existing business can be exhilarating and frightening all at once. It is important to find out as much about the business, its operations and finances as possible before purchase. Typical asset purchase agreements...more

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