(1) The parent company has advanced funds to its subsidiary in the form of a loan; if the subsidiary does not have enough assets to satisfy all of its creditors, should the parent be treated differently from other creditors? (2) If a subsidiary is unable to satisfy a creditor's claim out of its own assets, should the creditor be entitled to satisfy his claim out of the assets of the corporate parent (i.e., to pierce the corporate veil)? (3) If two affiliated corporations become bankrupt, should the assets of, and the claims against, the two corporations be pooled?
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Richard A. Posner (1976) studied this question.
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