Legal Opinion
LEE BORNTRAGER, PLAINTIFFS—APPELLEES v. CENTRAL STATES, SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST AREAS PENSION FUND, DEFENDANT—APPELLANT
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 10, 2005No. 04-1720PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (“Central States”) is a multi-employer pension fund subject to the federal labor laws and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). See 29 U.S.C. §§ 186(c)(5), 1301(a)(3), 1322a, 1341a, 1381. CRST Flatbed, Inc., and CRST Van Expedited, Inc. (collectively, “CRST”), are interstate trucking companies that entered into collective bargaining agreements with local unions which require CRST to make defined benefit contributions to Central States on behalf of their employees. Central States expelled CRST for…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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