Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Fund

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

DOUGLAS P. WOODLOCK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This case addresses whether the plaintiffs — private equity funds, referred to herein as “Sun Fund III” and “Sun Fund IV” — may be held liable under the Mul-tiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act (“MPPAA”) for the pro rata share of unfunded vested benefits owed to a multiem-ployer pension fund by a bankrupt company, Scott Brass, Inc. (“SBI”), that is owned by the funds. The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment that they are not liable for the payment of such withdrawal liability. The defendant has counter-claimed seeking a…