Legal Opinion
Republic Industries, Inc. v. Central Pennsylvania Teamsters Pension Fund
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 22, 1982No. Civ. A. 82-0146PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
The Multiemployer Pension Plan Act Amendments of 1980 (MPPAA or Act), 29 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. amended the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ER-ISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 by creating and imposing upon employers liability for withdrawal from multiemployer pension funds in an amount equal to their pro rata share of unfunded, vested pension benefits; i.e., withdrawal liability. Plaintiff, Republic Industries, Inc., (Republic) successor in interest to Johnson Motor Lines, Inc., (Johnson) challenges the constitutionality of MPPAA and moves for a…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Curtis v. LoetherSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by14 opinions
- 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
- Clair v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Loran W. Robbins, Cross-Appellants v. McNicholas Transportation Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Republic Industries, Inc. v. Central Pennsylvania Teamsters Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Trustees of Retirement Fund of Fur Manufacturing Industry v. Lazar-Wisotzky, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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