Brundle v. Wilmington Trust, N.A., No. 1:2015cv01494 - Document 337 (E.D. Va. 2017)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 6/23/17. (klau, )
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Brundle v. Wilmington Trust, N.A. Doc. 337 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division TIM P. BRUNDLE, on behalf of the ConstellisEmployee Stock OwnershipPlan, and on behalf of a class of all other persons similarly situated l:15-cv-1494(LMB/IDD) Plaintiff V. WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A., as successor to Wilmington Trust Retirement and Institutional Services Company Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Thefactual background of this civil action is fully setoutin the Memorandum Opinion issued on March 13,2017. See Mem. Op., [Dkt. 294]. Put briefly,plaintiff Tim P. Brundle ("plaintiff or "Brundle"), acting on behalfof the Constellis Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP"), alleged that defendant, as the ESOP's trustee, caused the ESOP to engage in a transaction prohibited by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 Mseq..when it failed to ensure that the ESOPpaid no morethan adequate consideration for Constellis' stock. Id at 1. Following a six-day bench trial, the Court held that the defendant was liable for causingthe ESOP to engagein a prohibitedtransactionunder 29 U.S.C. § 1106(a)(1)(A), but not liable for transactions prohibitedunder 29 U.S.C. §§ 1106(a)(1)(B) or 1106(b), andawarded the ESOP $29,773,250 in damages. Id at 2. In the instant Motion to Amend the Judgment Pursuant to Rule 59(e), or, in the Alternative, For a New Trial Pursuant to Rule 59(a) ("Motion to Reconsider") [Dkt. 309], Dockets.Justia.com
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