Legal Opinion
Board of Trustees, Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund v. Illinois Range, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 5, 1999No. 98 C 8321PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
DENLOW, United States Magistrate Judge.
This case raises the issue of whether a non-employer can be held liable under the Employees Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) for withdrawal liability when that party is alleged to have engaged in a transaction with a principal purpose of evading and avoiding withdrawal liability. The Court answers this question in the affirmative. The Board of Trustees of the Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund (“Plaintiff’ or “Fund”) instituted this action against IRC Holding Corp., Illinois Range, Inc., I Range, Inc., Edward…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- IUE AFL-CIO Pension Fund v. HerrmannCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Louis W. Levit, Trustee of V.N. Deprizio Construction Co. v. Ingersoll Rand Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- American Nurses' Association v. State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Bowman v. City of FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Rieser v. Milford (In Re Chari)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 2002
- New York State Teamsters Conference Pension And Retirement Fund v. Express Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Board of Trustees, Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund v. Illinois Range, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999
- Horattas v. Citigroup Financial Markets Inc.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 2007
- New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund v. Express Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
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