Third Party Liability For Business Debt

Last updated 24 Nov 2013

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

See also

  • Respondeat Superior
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