April 23, 2014, Bland Richter, LLP, along with the Plaintiffs, who are among the founding members of the bank, file a federal lawsuit against CertusBank for an excess of $75,000. According to the suit, CertusBank, a few rogue Board members of the bank, and one investor conspired to oust the Plaintiffs from their jobs and co-opt the Board and to take control of CertusBank through the calculated dissemination of defamatory statements about the Plaintiffs. These statements were not only slanderous, but also racist, outrageously uncivilized, and offensive to the African American leadership of the bank. READ MORE.
Media Coverage of the Case
American Banker 4/23/14
Greenville News 4/24/14
Charlotte Business Journal 4/23/14
Charlotte Observer 4/23/14
GSA Business 4/23/14
The State 4/23/14
Bloomberg Business Week 4/23/14
FIN Alternatives 4/24/14
Jackson Herald Today 4/23/14