Legal Opinion

GCIU-Employer Retirement Fund v. Goldfarb Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 11, 2009No. 08-3229PublishedCited by 200 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAPALA, District Judge.

On June 29, 2007, plaintiff, Graphic Communications International Union (GCIU) Employer Retirement Fund, filed a complaint against defendant, The Goldfarb Corporation, seeking to collect withdrawal liability payments under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. The district court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs action for lack of personal jurisdiction. Plaintiff now appeals.

I. Background 1

Defendant is a Canadian company with its principal place of business in Canada. It does not maintain a place of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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