Former Employee and Plan Fiduciary Can Pursue Lawsuit Over Improper Firing Over ESOP Valuation Dispute Issues

In Johns v. Morris, No. 5:23-CV-324-D (E.D.N.C. Feb. 6, 2024), a district court ruled that Johns, the former COO and CEO of Morris & Associates, had standing to sue under ERISA over allegations that he was improperly dismissed from his job because as the ESOP fiduciary.