High Court Sets Cert Petition Conference On Deference Dispute Over Pension Plan

Mealey's (August 23, 2021, 12:23 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 18 scheduled for conference a petition for certiorari on a decision upholding final benefits determinations that Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) made as trustee of a pension plan; plan participants argue that the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruling erred in holding that deference under Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. applies to all PBGC interpretations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act....