( March 4, 2026, 1:55 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — Affirming a decision against a multiemployer pension plan fund in a 2-1 opinion issued March 3, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that “timely notice and demand is an element of a withdrawal liability claim, so the existence of this element may be decided by a court sua sponte and without first submitting the matter to an arbitrator.”...