Legal Opinion
Board of Trustees, Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund v. Elite Erectors, Inc., Skylight Consultants of America, Inc., and Mary Lowry
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 2000No. 99-3410PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Elite Erectors, which installed skylights, was obliged under collective bargaining agreements to contribute to the Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund and other trusts covered by erisa. When Elite went out of business it owed plaintiffs (collectively “the Funds”) about $18,-000. erisa allows litigation “in the district where the plan is administered, where the breach took place, or where a defendant resides or may be found”. 29 U.S.C. § 1132(e)(2). Plaintiffs, which are administered in Alexandria, Virginia, filed their suit in the United States District Court…
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