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Nicholas & Associates, Inc. v. Central Laborers’ Pension Fund

Petition for certiorari denied on May 14, 2012
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
11-1077 Ill. App. Ct. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2011

Issue: (1) Whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is the sole basis for determining liability for delinquent contributions to ERISA benefit funds; and (2) whether a state law may be used as an alternative enforcement mechanism to supplement the civil enforcement remedies in ERISA in order to recover ERISA benefit fund contributions from a party that is not liable for the contributions under ERISA.

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Certiorari-stage documents