High Court Won't Consider Standard Of Review In Withdrawal Liability Case

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on May 29 denied review of a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that two real estate leasing companies were jointly and severally liable for the withdrawal liability of an insolvent affiliate under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (SCOFBP, et al. v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension, et al., No. 11-1181, U.S. Sup.; See January 2012, Page 9). Full story on lexis.com