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· 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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