Lee v. Argent Trust Company et al

  1. November 26, 2019

    Suit Against Argent Trust Over $198M ESOP Buy Stays Tossed

    A North Carolina federal judge has refused to revive a Choate Construction Co. employee's proposed class action that claimed Argent Trust Co. didn't properly vet her company benefits plan's $198 million purchase of allegedly overvalued stock.

  2. September 26, 2019

    Argent Fights Bid To Revive Suit Over $198M Stock Buy

    Argent Trust Co. asked a federal judge not to rethink his decision tossing a Choate Construction Co. employee's proposed class action that claimed Argent failed to properly vet her company benefits plan's $198 million purchase of allegedly overvalued stock, saying she is trying to "rehash" arguments the court already rejected.

  3. August 07, 2019

    Argent Beats Proposed Class Action Over $198M Stock Buy

    A North Carolina federal judge has tossed a proposed class action against Argent Trust Co., holding that the Choate Construction Co. employee who claimed Argent failed to properly vet her company benefits plan's $198 million purchase of allegedly overvalued stock misunderstood the nature of the transaction.

  4. April 18, 2019

    Argent OK'd Paying $133M Too Much For Stock, Workers Say

    Argent Trust Co. violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act when it led a Choate Construction Co. employee stock ownership plan to pay $198 million for $65 million worth of their company's stock, a former Choate worker claimed Wednesday in a proposed class action.