UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT _____________

No. 23-1537 _____________

ALLIED PAINTING & DECORATING, INC.

v.

INTERNATIONAL PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES INDUSTRY PENSION FUND, Appellant _____________

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (D.C. Civil No. 3-21-cv-13310) District Judge: Honorable Peter G. Sheridan _____________

Argued January 18, 2024 Before: HARDIMAN, MATEY, and PHIPPS, Circuit Judges.

(Filed: July 11, 2024) _____________ Neil J. Gregorio Jill D. Helbling Richard B. Tucker, III [ARGUED] Tucker Arensberg One PPG Place Suite 1500 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Counsel for Appellant Gregory R. Begg [ARGUED] Peckar & Abramson 70 Grand Avenue Suite 200 River Edge, NJ 07661 Counsel for Appellee ___________

OPINION OF THE COURT ____________ MATEY, Circuit Judge.