Legal Opinion
Carpenters & Joiners Welfare Fund v. Gittleman Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 20, 1988No. 87-5412PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The issue before us is whether the Gittle-man Corporation and its President, Melvin G. Gittleman, because of delinquent contributions to several welfare funds of the Carpenters, are required under either its collective bargaining agreement or ERISA to pay liquidated damages. The district court1 ruled that the Gittlemans should pay three times the interest due on delinquent contributions, but denied liquidated damages. Carpenters & Joiners Welfare Fund v. Gittleman Corp., No. 4-86-310, slip op. at 8 (D.Minn. Aug. 10, 1987). The Carpenters and Joiners Welfare Fund,…
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