Legal Opinion
Central States Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Messina Products, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 8, 2013No. 11-3513, 12-1333PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
When an employer participates in a multiemployer pension plan and then withdraws from the plan with unpaid liabilities, federal law can pierce corporate veils and impose liability on owners and related businesses. These appeals present issues on the scope of such liabilities. Plaintiff Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund is a multiemployer pension plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended by the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (“MPPAA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1381-1461. Messina…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commissioner v. GroetzingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Burton SlotkyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- IUE AFL-CIO Pension Fund v. Barker & Williamson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, and Howard McDougall Trustee v. Thomas C. Fulkerson and Dolly S. FulkersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, a Pension Trust, and Howard McDougall Trustee v. Gary L. White and Inge T. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. NagyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- Ceco Concrete Construction, LLC v. Centennial State Carpenters Pension TrustCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
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