Legal Opinion
Joseph P. Connors, Sr. v. P & M Coal Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 12, 1986No. 85-5738PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.
BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Donald Daugherty and Forrest Hall are the sole owners and officers of P & M Coal Company (“P & M”). The question before us is whether Daugherty and Hall, by virtue of their status as owner-officers, are “employers” within the meaning of Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as amended (“ERISA”), and as such jointly responsible for the statutory liability incurred by P & M on its withdrawal from two multiemployer pension plans. Contrary to the district court, we conclude that ERISA…
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