Business Insider reports documents show that restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday advised its trustee, Regions Bank, to stop paying pensions to at least 112 retirees on July 21.
That was months before declaring insolvency on September 2.
The agreement between Ruby Tuesday and Regions stated the chain had to notify the bank of its insolvency before it could cease pension payments.
On September 28, Regions filed a lawsuit against Ruby Tuesday, asking a court to determine whether the chain's actions were legal.