United States Seventh Circuit

In a multi-employer welfare trust suit filed under ERISA against defendant construction company to recover delinquent contributions, the district court incorrectly held that the doctrine of laches barred suit, and should have allowed suit to proceed under doctrine of equitable estoppel.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2001
• Decided 03/19/2002
• Published 03/19/2002

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Patrick J. O'Hara (argued), Cavanagh & O'Hara, Springfield, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lee W. Barron (argued), Alton, IL, for defendant-appellee.