Coca-Cola Subsidiary Has No Duty To Reimburse Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability

Mealey's (August 7, 2018, 11:41 AM EDT) -- DULUTH, Minn. — A Minnesota federal judge on Aug. 2 held that there is no basis upon which a jury could conclude that Coca-Cola Refreshments USA Inc. has a duty to reimburse a labor-leasing service provider more than $500,000 in withdrawal liability assessed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, granting The Coca-Cola Co.’s subsidiary’s motion for summary judgment as to the breach of contract and promissory estoppel claims (Transport Drivers, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc., No. 16-1074, D. Minn., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129803)....