Today, the Southern District of New York granted Morgan Stanley’s motion to compel arbitration in the class action Shafer, et. al. v. Morgan Stanley, et. al. (Case 1:20-cv-11047-PGG). Plaintiffs, former Morgan Stanley financial advisors, sued Morgan Stanley asserting that Morgan Stanley violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974…
On August 21, 2023, a retired artist and teacher of the visually impaired represented by Lax & Neville LLP won a FINRA award against Morgan Stanley for its years-long recommendation that she invest her savings in WisdomTree (WETF), a sponsor of exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) and asset manager. Over a…
On February 2, 2023, another former Credit Suisse investment adviser represented by Lax & Neville LLP won a FINRA arbitration award against Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC for unpaid deferred compensation. See James D. Garrity v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, FINRA No. 20-03957. Lax & Neville has tried eight…
On September 9, 2022, the Superior Court of the State of California entered judgment on a FINRA Arbitration Award against Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, ordering it to pay more than $10 million to seven investment advisors formerly employed in the Los Angeles and San Francisco branches of its now-closed…
On June 26, 2015, Lax & Neville LLP, a leading national securities arbitration law firm, won a FINRA arbitration award on behalf of two retail investors (the “Retail Investors”), through Ontonimo (OMO) Limited (“Ontonimo”), against BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (“BNPP”) for the sale and marketing of an unsuitable security to…
On June 22, 2015, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) announced that it had reached a near $1 million settlement with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (“Morgan Stanley”) and Scottrade Inc. (“Scottrade”) for failing to supervise wire transfers. Brad Bennett, Executive Vice President and Chief of Enforcement at FINRA, commented…
On May 28, 2015, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) released its second proposed rule designed to help investors understand what financial incentives their broker may have to transition between member firms and how those transitions could affect the customer’s investments. The complete FINRA release regarding the new rule may…