The Ninth Circuit Hammers Out A New Successorship Liability Test Under The MPPAA

The Ninth Circuit, in Resilient Floor Covering Pension Trust Fund Board of Trustees v. Michael’s Floor Covering, Inc., Case No. 12-17675 (9th Cir. Sept. 11, 2015), joined the Seventh Circuit in finding that an asset purchaser, if a successor, can be liable for withdrawal liability triggered as a result of the sale. Moreover, the Ninth Circuit went a step further by setting forth how it would determine whether the buyer was a successor.

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