Cooper Industries, LLC v. City of South Bend

OPINION

ROBB, Judge.

Case Summary and Issue

Cooper Industries, LLC, (“Cooper”) 1 appeals from the trial court’s order partially granting a motion by the City of South Bend, Indiana and the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (collectively, “the City”) for partial summary judgment. The trial court found that, as a matter of law, Cooper was the corporate successor to the liabilities of Studebaker Corporation (“Studebaker”) and entered summary judgment in favor of the City on that issue. The trial court also found that the City could maintain its claims against Cooper under the Environmental Legal…