{
  "id": 18375011,
  "title": "5 retired MLB umpires — including Joe West — sue benefit plan, alleging they are owed more money",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/5-retired-mlb-umpires-including-joe-west-sue-benefit-plan-alleging-18375011",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T21:15:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/5-retired-mlb-umpires-including-211503069.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five former Major League Baseball umpires have filed a lawsuit against their retirement plan and the plan's retirement committee, alleging they are owed additional money. The plaintiffs, Joe West, Tom Hallion, Gerry Davis, Larry Vanover, and Jerry Layne, claim their benefits were miscalculated and they should receive more under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Their lawyer, Paul B. Holmes, stated the total owed to the five is over $5 million. West mentioned that when he raised the issue with the retirement committee, he received a relatively small settlement offer. Hallion retired after the 2022 season, while West, Davis, Vanover, and Layne retired in 2021 and 2024. The suit was filed in federal court in New York. MLB declined to comment on the pending lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that the umpires were shortchanged in their benefits, with Holmes stating that some issues were clear-cut cases of underpayment. The Major League Baseball Umpires Association did not participate in the lawsuit, as the union wanted to remain neutral. U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams set a pretrial conference for December 11.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK (AP) — Five retired umpires have sued their retirement plan from their work for Major League Baseball and the plan's retirement committee, alleging they are owed additional money.Joe West, Tom Hallion, Gerry Davis, Larry Vanover and Jerry Layne filed the lawsuit on Sept.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "5 retired MLB umpires – including Joe West – sue benefit plan, alleging they are owed more money",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/5-retired-mlb-umpires-including-joe-west-sue-benefit-plan-alleging",
        "published": "2026-11-05T21:15:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}