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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A corporation may establish the fair market value of total gross assets for the purpose of the limitations under Section 79-33-5 through any method reasonable under the circumstances, including:
(a) By reference to the going concern value of the assets or to the purchase price attributable to or paid for the assets in an arm's-length transaction; or
(b) In the absence of other readily available information from which fair market value can be determined, by reference to the value of the assets recorded on a balance sheet. A showing by the successor of a reasonable determination of fair market value of total assets if prima facie evidence of the fair market value of those assets.
(2) Total gross assets include intangible assets.
(3) Total gross assets include the aggregate coverage under any applicable liability insurance that was issued to the transferor whose assets are being valued for purposes of this title and which insurance has been collected or is collectable to cover successor asbestos-related liabilities (except compensation for liabilities arising from workers' exposure to asbestos solely during the course of their employment by the transferor). A settlement of a dispute concerning such insurance coverage entered into by a transferor or successor with the insurers of the transferor before April 20, 2004, shall be determinative of the aggregate coverage of such liability insurance to be included in the calculation of the transferor's total gross assets.
(4) After a successor has established a reasonable determination of the fair market value of total assets under this title, a claimant that disputes that determination of the fair market value has the burden of establishing a different fair market value of those assets.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 79. Corporations, Associations and Partnerships § 79-33-7 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-79-corporations-associations-and-partnerships/ms-code-sect-79-33-7/
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