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Is the deed valid if my husband added me before he passed away. Even if there's a survivorship stipulation on it. He's sister in law is saying she's the only owner of the house and if she sells the house she will give me whatever she wants monetary. My husband didn't understood... View More 
BK case no: 11-43424-CJP, BAP No: MW19-016
staffing agency I work for is being sued by two people. the owner is old and doesn't have much longer to live. If she sold it to me and I changed the name do I have any responsibility for those lawsuits? Or is it on the old owner who sold the business? thank you
answered on Dec 27, 2017
The probable answer is that both of you would be responsible depending upon if substantially all of the assets of the first company were sold to a new company. You could buy the company and get an indemnification.
The initial liability stays with the first company. The second company... View More
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