Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. William A. Randolph, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 5, 2007No. 06-1581, 06-2994PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit under ERISA and the TafAHartley Act by the trustees of a mul-tiemployer pension plan for an accounting and damages. Section 515 of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1145, requires an employer to make contributions to a multiemployer plan that are called for “under the terms of the plan or under the terms of a collectively bargained agreement,” and section 502(g)(2) makes the employer’s obligation enforceable by a suit in federal court. Since the breach of a contract between a union and an employer is actionable under section 301 of the TafAHartley Act, 29 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Nachman Corp. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Central Transport, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by39 opinions
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