Central States Pension Fund v. Centra, Inc., 578 F.3d 592 (7th Cir. 1994)..

Jan 01, 2009

OUTCOME: The Central States Pension Fund, represented by James P. Condon, prevailed on all issues.

This case affirmed a district court' s reversal of an arbitration award and established that under ERISA, the survivor of a corporate merger is responsible for the pension obligations (contingent or ot ... herwise) of one of the participants in the merger, despite the post-merger continuation of the operations that generated the pension liabilities by related companies not involved in the merger.