Legal Opinion

Grand Union Co. v. Food Employers Labor Relations Ass'n

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 13, 1987No. Nos. 85-6160, 86-5049 and 86-5077PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by

Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG. RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

This case dominantly involves the primacy of arbitration as the first recourse dispute resolution mechanism in contests about an employer’s withdrawal liability under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), codified in relevant part at 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1381, as amended by the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (MPPAA), codified in relevant part at 29 U.S.C. §§ 1381-1453. The MPPAA 1) imposes withdrawal liability on an employer that ceases participation in a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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Fentron Industries, Inc. v. The National Shopmen Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
I.A.M. National Pension Fund Benefit Plan C and Alan W. Skolnick v. Stockton Tri IndustriesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by32 opinions

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Flying Tiger Line v. Teamsters Pension Trust FundCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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