Ewing v. Newport Group, Inc. et al

2:22-cv-02136

March 20, 2023
AME Church, Plan Managers Can't Escape Retirement Suit

A Tennessee federal judge dismissed claims under federal benefits law from multidistrict litigation brought by African Methodist Episcopal Church pastors and employees who allege more than $90 million was stolen from their retirement plan, but preserved many state law allegations in the sprawling class action.
December 09, 2022
AME Church Shifts Blame For Missing $90M, Plan Admin Says

An administrator of the African Methodist Episcopal Church's retirement plan says the church is attempting to blame it for the church's own mismanagement of a pastor who allegedly embezzled $90 million from the plan.
July 29, 2022
4 August Court Hearings For Benefits Attys To Know

The Fifth Circuit will soon hear arguments from the federal government and religious groups battling over an injunction protecting religious medical providers that assert faith-based objections from having to perform abortions or gender-transition surgery, or cover those procedures for employees.
July 29, 2022
AME Church Defends Letters To Pastors In Retirement Suit

The African Methodist Episcopal Church urged a Tennessee federal court not to grant an injunction request from a group of pastors seeking to bar the church from sending letters to former workers about their retirement accounts, as a consolidated class action is pending alleging negligence over a more than $90 million loss to the employee annuity plan.