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Michael's Floor Covering, Inc. v. Resilient Floor Covering Pension Fund

Supreme Court of the United States
May 23, 2016
578 U.S. 1009 (2016)

Summary

In Resilient, the Ninth Circuit relied heavily on its prior decision in Bates v. Pac. Mar. Ass'n, 744 F.2d 705 (9th Cir. 1984), to develop the successorship standard in the context of MPPAA withdrawal liability.

Summary of this case from Resilient Floor Covering Pension Tr. Fund Bd. of Trs. v. Michael's Floor Covering, Inc.

Opinion

No. 15–1118.

05-23-2016

MICHAEL'S FLOOR COVERING, INC., petitioner, v. RESILIENT FLOOR COVERING PENSION FUND, et al.


Motion of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied.


Summaries of

Michael's Floor Covering, Inc. v. Resilient Floor Covering Pension Fund

Supreme Court of the United States
May 23, 2016
578 U.S. 1009 (2016)

In Resilient, the Ninth Circuit relied heavily on its prior decision in Bates v. Pac. Mar. Ass'n, 744 F.2d 705 (9th Cir. 1984), to develop the successorship standard in the context of MPPAA withdrawal liability.

Summary of this case from Resilient Floor Covering Pension Tr. Fund Bd. of Trs. v. Michael's Floor Covering, Inc.
Case details for

Michael's Floor Covering, Inc. v. Resilient Floor Covering Pension Fund

Case Details

Full title:MICHAEL'S FLOOR COVERING, INC., petitioner, v. RESILIENT FLOOR COVERING…

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: May 23, 2016

Citations

578 U.S. 1009 (2016)
136 S. Ct. 2379
195 L. Ed. 2d 275

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