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Making Sense of Successor Liability
Hofstra Law Review
  • Marie T. Reilly, Penn State Law
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2003
Abstract

A firm that buys assets from another firm ordinarily does not acquire liability to the seller's creditors simply by buying its assets. This ordinary rule is subject to important exceptions. The buyer's consent triggers an exception. If a buyer agrees to assume the seller's liability to third parties, it is for that reason liable. This article considers a more controversial exception - successor liability. When a court decides that an asset acquirer should be treated as a "successor" to the transferor, it is liable for the transferor's debts as though it were the transferor.

Citation Information
Marie T. Reilly. "Making Sense of Successor Liability" Hofstra Law Review Vol. 37 (2003) p. 745
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/marie_reilly/5/