Brundle v. Wilmington Trust N.A. (I)

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Brundle v. Wilmington Trust N.A. (I)
241 F. Supp. 3d 610 (E.D. Va. 2017), 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35811
US
Federal Court
Virginia
United States District Court
Stout Risius Ross (ESOP valuation); Dana Messina (plaintiff); Jeff Tarbell (defendant/trustee)
Brinkema

Summary

Court finds ESOP trustee liable for allowing overpayment for company shares; trustee rushed transaction and failed to scrutinize financial advisor’s valuation ignoring red flags related to projections, use of control premium, beta, rounding up of values.
Brundle v. Wilmington Trust N.A.
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