shortskoolbus
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA
Hello, I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to post this, so please redirect me if not. I just recently purchased the ASSETS to a small business under my own LLC name. I am operating the business under the same DBA, in the same location, and basically with all things the same. Other than a new face in the business, it's the same business as far as consumers/customers can tell. The business is a pet grooming and retail store, and it used to sell a lot of toy breed dogs. We don't really do pet sales anymore, just rescues and adoptions now.
I recently received a call from somebody because he bought a dog from this store when it was operated by - not the previous - but the owner prior to the previous owner about three years ago. His dog now has Glaucoma and he's threatening to sue me, even though my company is not the one that he bought the dog from. Although it's the same store name. I've tried to explain this to him, but the guy basically refuses to listen to anything.
I'm pretty sure that I am not liable for anything the previous companies did, especially since we did an asset purchase as opposed to a stock purchase, but I just wanted to check with the community to get a second opinion on that.
If he does file a law suit against the store, does it need to be against the actual business name? Can it be filed only against a DBA?
The store was called STORE NAME, Inc. when this person bought the dog, since then it was owned by a different owner under COMPANY NAME, Inc dba STORE NAME. Now I own the store under, under MY COMPANY LLC dba STORE NAME. I guess that if this guy does plan to file, the suit needs to name STORE NAME, Inc, but he doesn't seem to know any better and pretty much assumes we are all the same thing.
Hello, I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to post this, so please redirect me if not. I just recently purchased the ASSETS to a small business under my own LLC name. I am operating the business under the same DBA, in the same location, and basically with all things the same. Other than a new face in the business, it's the same business as far as consumers/customers can tell. The business is a pet grooming and retail store, and it used to sell a lot of toy breed dogs. We don't really do pet sales anymore, just rescues and adoptions now.
I recently received a call from somebody because he bought a dog from this store when it was operated by - not the previous - but the owner prior to the previous owner about three years ago. His dog now has Glaucoma and he's threatening to sue me, even though my company is not the one that he bought the dog from. Although it's the same store name. I've tried to explain this to him, but the guy basically refuses to listen to anything.
I'm pretty sure that I am not liable for anything the previous companies did, especially since we did an asset purchase as opposed to a stock purchase, but I just wanted to check with the community to get a second opinion on that.
If he does file a law suit against the store, does it need to be against the actual business name? Can it be filed only against a DBA?
The store was called STORE NAME, Inc. when this person bought the dog, since then it was owned by a different owner under COMPANY NAME, Inc dba STORE NAME. Now I own the store under, under MY COMPANY LLC dba STORE NAME. I guess that if this guy does plan to file, the suit needs to name STORE NAME, Inc, but he doesn't seem to know any better and pretty much assumes we are all the same thing.
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