PBGC Files Opposition Brief In Dispute Over ERISA Successor Liability

Mealey's (July 10, 2019, 12:32 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — After initially waiving its right to respond, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) on July 3 filed an opposition brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in which it argues that the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ holding that the federal common-law doctrine of successor liability applies to pension plan terminations does not conflict with Supreme Court precedent or the other courts of appeals (September Ends Co., et al. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., No. 18-1265, U.S. Sup.)....