Legal Opinion
Flying Tiger Line v. Teamsters Pension Trust Fund
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 30, 1987No. Nos. 86-5817, 86-5931, 87-3063PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
These appeals require us to determine whether a federal district court or an arbitrator should resolve the question whether a corporate entity is an employer subject to the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (“MPPAA” or “the Act”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1381-1461 (1982 & Supp. I 1983 & Supp. II 1984 & Supp. III 1985). This employer status question arises in the context of a dispute concerning MPPAA section 1392(c), the so-called “evade or avoid” provision. The district court concluded that, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1401 (1982),…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by55 opinions
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