Successor Corporations-- Liability : Products Liability

Successor Corporations-- Liability

New York Court Adopts "Product Line" Exception to Successor Corporate Liability
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
A recent decision by a New York State court has expanded the potential liability of successor corporations under Ne.
Products Liability Update: Legislative Update--A Return to Modest Proposals
Jennifer S. Ray 1 of Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP
This products liability report focuses on the legislative proposals that have been recently made.
The de facto Merger Doctrine Comes to Massachusetts Wherein the Exception to the Rule Becomes the Rule

In early 1997, the Supreme Judicial Court for the first time found a corporation liable for the obligations of ano.
Product Liability Report: Winter 1999
Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP
This article summarizes the holdings of two California Appellate Court decisions, Quemetco Inc. v. Pacific Automobile Ins & General Accident Insurance Co. of America v. Superior Court, that limit corporate successor's rights to insurance coverage purchased by a predecessor.