United States Second Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint to recover on a trade debt is affirmed, where defendant could not be held liable for the contract debts of co-defendant under the "de facto merger" doctrine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/09/2003
• Published 12/09/2003

Judges

• SACK, Circuit Judge., Before:  CALABRESI, F.I. PARKER, and SACK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen M. Harnik, Harnik & Finkelstein, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Laura B. Hoguet, Hoguet Newman & Regal, LLP (Luisa K. Hagemeier, of counsel), New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellee Albatrans, Inc.