88 Mich. App. 747 - Haney v. Bendix Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “We do not interpret Turner as standing for the proposition that plaintiff establish a de facto merger before successor liability attaches. Rather, the stated requirements are only guidelines. The availability of the transferor corporation is simply a factor in determining continuity. It is not an independent prerequisite to the imposition of liability. Continuity and dissolution may be the prerequisites when a de facto merger is involved. When a sale of assets for cash is involved, continuity alone is the test.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 814 F. Supp. 624 - City Environmental, Inc. v. U.S. Chemical Co.