4th Circuit Addresses Bankruptcy Issue In Affirming Withdrawal Liability Ruling

( January 27, 2026, 4:03 PM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — Resolving “two important questions” that both “concern what happens when a multiemployer pension plan submits a proof of claim for withdrawal liability in the bankruptcy of a contributing employer,” the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 26 affirmed summary judgment against an employer that withdrew from the multiemployer fund and its control group....