The mere optics of Johnson v. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America might have pressured the defense to seek an early settlement.
After the financial downturn hit its retirement fund, the pension board of the Evangelical Lutheran Church voted in 2009 to reduce monthly payments. In 2010, four pastors filed suit in Minnesota federal court, claiming the church had breached its fiduciary duty to them.
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