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Case 7.2 Limited Liability of Shareholders Joseph M. Billy was an employee of the USM Corporation (USM), a publicly held corporation. Billy was at work when a 4,600-pound ram from a vertical boring mill broke loose and crushed him to death. Billy's widow brought suit against USM, alleging that the accident was caused by certain defects in the manufacture and design of the vertical boring mill and the two moving parts directly involved in the accident, a metal lifting arm and the 4,600-pound ram. If Mrs. Billy's suit is successful, can the sharehold- ers of USM be held personally liable for any judgment against USM? Billy v. Con- sol. Mach. Tool Corp., 412 N.E.2d 934 (N.Y. 1980)