Shopmen’s Local No. 502 Pension Plan, et al. v. Pencoyd Iron Works, Inc., et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SHOPMEN’S LOCAL NO. 502 : CIVIL ACTION PENSION PLAN, et al. : : v. : : PENCOYD IRON WORKS, INC., : NO. 25-3411 et al. : MEMORANDUM Bartle, J. June 4, 2026 Plaintiffs Shopmen’s Local No. 502 Pension Plan and its Trustees have sued the defendants to recover payments for withdrawal liability under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”),

29 U.S.C. §§ 1132

and 1145, and the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (“MPPAA”),

29 U.S.C. §§ 1399

and 1451. The gist of the first Amended Complaint is that in…