Court Has Jurisdiction Over Bermuda Reinsurer In ERISA Case, Trustees Say

Mealey's (November 25, 2019, 1:23 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trustees of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) pension plan argue in a Nov. 21 brief that there is evidence of a Bermuda reinsurer’s contacts with the United States and that discovery will reveal additional evidence to support personal jurisdiction by a District of Columbia federal court over alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act regarding the failure to make $934 million in withdrawal liability payments (Michael H. Holland, et al. v. Cardem Insurance Company Ltd., No. 19-02362, D. D.C.)....