This page is a gateway to topics relating to theories by which an entity or individual can be held liable for the debts of a business operated by another entity or individual.
- Alter Ego Doctrine
- Civil Conspiracy
- Consolidation or merger (including de facto merger – Sedbrook v. Zimmerman Design Group, Ltd., 190 Wis. 2d 14, 17, 526 N.W.2d 758 (Ct. App. 1994)0
- Continuation of business / Successor liability – Fish v. Amsted Indus. Inc., 126 Wis. 2d 293, 298, 376 N.W.2d 820 (1985)
- Contract or guarantee
- Breach of fiduciary duty (including aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty)
- Fraud ( but see Wagoner Rule)
- Joint Venture
- Risk Contribution Theory (product liability)
- Statutory provisions
- Undisclosed principal (agency)
- Unjust enrichment (for which a constructive trust may be a remedy)
- Veil Piercing
- Respondeat Superior