E. Frank Cornelius, PhD, JD, Arbitrator & Consultant

(1)         By federal courts, e.g., Joyce v Clyde Sandoz Masonry, 871 F2d 1119, 1124 (CA DC 1989), and Board of Trustees of the District No. 15 Machinists' Pension Fund v Kahle Engineering Corp, 43 F3d 852, 858, 869 (CA 3 1994), citing his Ludington News opinion, a case of first impression under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980. When the Federal Circuits split, the Supreme Court settled the issue in Bay Area Laundry and Dry Cleaning Pension Trust Fund v Ferbar Corp, 522 US 192 (1997), precisely as first decided in Ludington News.

(2)         By other arbitrators, e.g., Equistar Chemicals, 126 LA 1480 (Goldstein Arb 2009); NTEU, Chapter 276 and FDIC, 108 LRP 46603 (Holley Arb 2008); SSA and AFGE, Local 2505, 107 LRP 2297 (Bankston Arb 2007); FDIC and NTEU, 107 LRP 46836 (Dorsey Arb 2006); East Mfg v UBT Local 24, 00-2 ARB ¶ 3487 (Oberstein 2000) @ 5941; Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc and Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund, 22 EBC 1745, 1754 (Jaffe Arb 1998); County of Los Angeles, 108 LA 622, 627-628 (Richman Arb 1997).

(3)         In legal treatises, e.g., (a) N. Brand & M. Biren, Eds, Discipline and Discharge in Arbitration (ABA/BNA 2nd ed 2008) 42, n 73; 46, n 100; 53, n 158; 503, ns 257 & 258 (b) ERISA: A Comprehensive Guide (Aspen 3rd ed 2007) 11-11, n 49; 11-15, n 75; 11-38, n 190 (c) Handbook on ERISA Litigation (Aspen 3rd ed 2007) 8-57, n 248; 8-69, n 313 (d) Employee Benefits Law (ABA/BNA 2nd ed 2000), Ch 17, ns 71, 118, 129, 131, 151, 187, 210, 258, 528 (e) Elkouri & Elkouri, How Arbitration Works (ABA/BNA 6th ed 2003) 374, n 157; 516, n 106; 941, n 79; 1219, n 184; 1223, n 196 (f) 2 Labor and Employment Law (Matthew Bender 2nd ed 1988, updated through August 1996 Cum Supp) 40-11 & n 7; 40-18-19 & n 29; 40-52 & n 28; 40-68 & n 83; 40-80 & n 118; 40-107, n 192; 40-113 & n 214.

(4)         In law reviews, e.g., Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability: Limitations Without Limits, 42 Case W Res L Rev 255 (1992), 263, n 40.

(5)        In annotations, e.g., Availability of exemption under sec. 4204 of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (29 USCS sec. 1384), relieving seller of assets from liability for withdrawal from multiemployer pension plan, 120 ALR Fed 555, 570, 578.

(6)       In ALI-ABA course materials, e.g.,  Employee Benefits Litigation (New Orleans, LA, February 1-3, 1996) 436, 441, 444, 454.

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