· 12/11/1990
Upholsterers' International Union Pension Fund v. Artistic Furniture of Pontiac
Citations
- 920 F.2d 1323
- 13 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1138
- 115 A.L.R. Fed. 893
- 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 21428
- 1990 WL 205476
How courts have described this case
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- holding successor company liable for predecessor's delinquent pension plan payments where there was substantial continuity between the two companies and successor company had notice of predecessor's liability
- holding successor company liable for predecessor’s delinquent pension plan payments where there was substantial continuity between the two companies and successor company had notice of predecessor’s liability
- assessing workforce, supervisory personnel, plant, machinery, equipment, products, assumption of work orders and warranty claims, and management to determine successor liability under MPPAA
- reversing district court’s denial of successor liability upon a finding that the two companies lacked commonality of ownership
- considering successor's liability for age-discrimination claims despite acquisition of assets at bankruptcy sale
- using decisions under National Labor Relations Act to guide application of MPPAA
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Judges: Posner, Flaum, Fairchild
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