GRM Industries, Inc. v. Wickes Manufacturing Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 9601 (§ 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980) · 42 U.S.C. § 9607 (§ 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980) · 42 U.S.C. § 9613 (§ 113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980)
Relies on Conley v. Gibson · Scheuer v. Rhodes · United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs · California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited · Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) The purchasing corporation expressly or impliedly agrees to assume the liability; (2) the transaction amounts to a “de-facto” consolidation or merger; (3) the purchasing corporation is merely a continuation of the selling corporation; or (4) the transaction was fraudulently entered into in order to escape liability.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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