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Buyer of Assets of LLC Business Can Sue Seller LLC Member Personally for Seller Breach

February 28, 2020 Introduction Ordinarily the owner of corporation or LLC who sells the company’s assets is not personally liable to the buyer for his or her company’s asset purchase agreement obligations unless he or she signs the APA as

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No Seller Indemnification Obligation to Buyer for Recall of Pre-Closing Product

December 19, 2019 Introduction The buyer of a manufacturing company runs the risk of having to repair or replace a product made by the seller before the closing. One risk is the cost of a recall of a product line

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Buyer Stops Post Closing Payments Because of Seller’s Prior APA Breach

Introduction A buyer of a company often discovers after the closing that he or she overpaid for the business. And many times, it is because the target company did not match up to seller’s purchase agreement representations and warranties. In

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Buyer Didn’t Waive Seller Breach by Amending Asset Purchase Agreement

Introduction An acquisition of a company is sometimes done in one step: the buyer and seller sign a purchase agreement and immediately close the transaction on the same day.  This is called a simultaneous closing. Alternatively, the buyer and seller

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