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United Bank Corporation Retirement Plan Committee ERISA Class Action

Last verified October 6, 2026Source: courtlistener-litigationHow ClaimWatch verifies cases

Still being litigated: the claims below are allegations, not findings, and there is no settlement, claim form or payout yet.

Where this case stands

In litigation

The case has been filed and is being fought in court. There is no settlement, no claim form and no payout yet; many class actions are dismissed or never certified.

Pending in the District Court, M.D. Georgia (No. 5:24-cv-00328).

  1. September 23, 2024
    Case filed

What happened

This appears to be a proposed class action against the United Bank Corporation Retirement Plan Committee under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The docket indicates the case concerns alleged violations of ERISA in connection with the retirement plan, and plan participants or beneficiaries may be proposed class members. These are allegations in a newly filed case, not proven facts and not yet a settlement.

Do you qualify?

No settlement exists yet, so there is nothing to file and no class definition to check. If the case settles, the settlement will define exactly who qualifies — watch this case and we'll let you know.

How to file

There is no claim to file yet. If this case reaches a settlement, a claim process will open — usually with an official settlement website and a filing deadline.

Common questions

Can I file a claim in the United Bank Corporation Retirement Plan Committee ERISA Class Action case?
No. The case is still being litigated — there is no settlement, no claim form, and no payout. It was filed September 23, 2024 in the District Court, M.D. Georgia (No. 5:24-cv-00328).What a class action lawsuit is →
Who are the attorneys in the United Bank Corporation Retirement Plan Committee ERISA Class Action?
For the plaintiffs: JAMES CAMERON TRIBBLE; ROY E BARNES (BARNES LAW GROUP LLC); R JOSEPH BARTON. For United Bank Corporation Retirement Plan Committee: WILLIAM BARD BROCKMAN; SARAH KATELYN HARRELL. From the public court docket.

Who's involved

Plaintiffs

  • JIM OGLETREE
  • RUTH DAVIS

Defendants

  • THE UNITED BANK EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
  • JOHN AND OR JANE DOES 1-10
  • UNITED BANK
  • UNITED BANK CORPORATION
  • FORREST A WATSON, JR
  • DOUGLAS J TUTTLE
  • STEVE C KEADLE
  • MD C THOMAS HOPKINS, JR

+ 8 more

Counsel for plaintiffs

Counsel for defendants

  • WILLIAM BARD BROCKMAN
    Represents UNITED BANK CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN COMMITTEE, JENNIFER W EAVENSON, JAMES J EDWARDS, JR., J JOSEPH EDWARDS, SR, ALLIE E ARMISTEAD, CHRISTOPHER C EDWARDS, JOHN W EDWARDS, JR, LAURIE E FISHER, MD C THOMAS HOPKINS, JR, STEVE C KEADLE, DOUGLAS J TUTTLE, FORREST A WATSON, JR, UNITED BANK CORPORATION, UNITED BANK, THE UNITED BANK EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
    bard.brockman@bclplaw.com · (404) 572-6600
  • SARAH KATELYN HARRELL
    Represents UNITED BANK CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN COMMITTEE, JENNIFER W EAVENSON, JAMES J EDWARDS, JR., J JOSEPH EDWARDS, SR, ALLIE E ARMISTEAD, CHRISTOPHER C EDWARDS, JOHN W EDWARDS, JR, LAURIE E FISHER, MD C THOMAS HOPKINS, JR, STEVE C KEADLE, DOUGLAS J TUTTLE, FORREST A WATSON, JR, UNITED BANK CORPORATION, UNITED BANK, THE UNITED BANK EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
    katelyn.harrell@bclplaw.com · (404) 572-6668

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