As plaintiffs conceded in the motion court, the acquisition by defendants-respondents of certain corporate assets of the now defunct manufacturer of the allegedly tortious machine at issue did not fall within any of the four recognized exceptions to the rule barring successor liability for tort claims (see, Schumacher v Richards Shear Co.,
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