Questão jurídica principal
Whether the 2002/2003 filings were admissible challenges to the 1997 liquidation approvals or were out-of-time and inadmissible
Decisão extraída
The filings could not revive expired remedies; the liquidation approvals were final and the later complaints were brought too late in light of good faith and forfeiture principles.
Fundamentação extraída
The collective transfer of free assets was permissible under the then-applicable law and had already been approved. Any objection to the distribution plan had to be raised by the proper remedy and within a reasonable time. After the employees were informed of the restructuring and received a new employer and pension arrangement, they had to act promptly; waiting about four years was too late.