Court Dismisses Some Claims in ESOP Valuation Case

In Novosel v. Azcon Inc. Employee Benefits Plan Committee, No. 21 C 3080, (N.D. Il, E.D., March 8, 2022), a district court dismissed two claims concerning the valuation of stock for their plaintiff in Azcon’s ESOP, but allowed her to continue a breach of contract claim alleging that Azcon miscalculated her share value and distributed $50,000 less than she was owed.