Bonds v. Capital Trustees, LLC et al

  1. May 01, 2026

    Steel Firm Workers Get OK For $1.8M ESOP Deal, $600K Fee

    A Michigan federal judge has approved a $1.8 million class settlement resolving claims that trustees of a steel company employee stock ownership plan overpaid for company stock, finding the deal "fair, reasonable and adequate" and in the best interest of plan participants. 

  2. August 01, 2025

    Steel Workers Want OK Of $1.8M Deal In Inflated Stock Suit

    A former employee of Flat Rock Metal and Bar Processing has asked a Michigan federal judge to grant a green light to a $1.8 million settlement in a suit claiming the trustees of the company's employee stock ownership plan allowed the plan to buy $60 million in company stock at an inflated price.

  3. February 03, 2025

    Steel Workers Seek Class Cert. In $60M Inflated Stock Suit

    A Michigan federal judge has been asked to certify a class of steel company employees in a suit claiming the trustee of the company's employee stock ownership plan allowed the plan to buy $60 million in company stock at an inflated price.

  4. May 08, 2024

    ESOP Trustee Can't Ax Suit Claiming $60M Inflated Stock Deal

    A Michigan federal judge left most of a suit intact Wednesday alleging the trustee of a steel company's employee stock ownership plan allowed it to buy $60 million in company stock at an inflated price, ruling that the worker behind the suit backed his claims with enough detail.