7th Circuit Finds No Federal Jurisdiction In ERISA Successor Liability Case

Mealey's (July 9, 2021, 11:52 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Employee benefit funds failed to establish federal jurisdiction over their suit that seeks to impose an Employee Retirement Income Security Act judgment against a company on the basis of successor liability, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled July 7, vacating the action with instructions to dismiss it on remand....