Legal Opinion
Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. International Comfort Products, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 23, 2009No. 08-5949PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, and Howard McDougall, Trustee (collectively, the “Fund”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment to International Comfort Products, LLC (“ICP”) with respect to the Fund’s claims for withdrawal liability under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act (“MPPAA” or the “Act”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1381 et seq., and for breach of contract. We affirm as to the latter claim. The principal question presented as to the former is whether an entity need be contractually obligated to contribute to a…
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