September 30, 2026

Brian Nelson Of Emerson Equity Settles Customer Dispute For $466,040

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Brian Nelson (CRD #5065593) settled a customer dispute naming Emerson Equity for $466,040, according to his BrokerCheck report. The claim, filed August 25, 2025 under docket number 25-01601, alleged violations of federal securities laws, violation of California securities laws, California unfair, unlawful and fraudulent business practices, violation of California's Financial Elder Abuse Law, breach of contract, common law fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligence. It settled on September 2, 2026.

Nelson also settled several other Emerson Equity disputes in 2026, according to BrokerCheck.

Brian Nelson: summary of the public FINRA record, from Soreide Law Group

Brian Nelson Settles Additional Emerson Equity Disputes

Brian Nelson also settled an Emerson Equity dispute for $136,944, according to BrokerCheck. That claim, filed June 9, 2025 under docket number 25-01170, alleged violation of federal securities laws, violations of the California Securities laws, California unfair, unlawful, and fraudulent business practices, breach of contract, common law fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and gross negligence. It settled on September 23, 2026.

Nelson settled another Emerson Equity dispute for $318,487, according to BrokerCheck. That claim, filed November 14, 2025 under docket number 25-02515, alleged breach of fiduciary duty, suitability, fraudulent misrepresentations and omissions, violation of FINRA rules 2010, IM-2310-2, and 2020, and breach of contract. It also settled on September 2, 2026.

A separate Emerson Equity dispute settled the same day for $332,323, according to BrokerCheck. That claim, filed May 21, 2025 under docket number 25-00971, alleged violation of federal securities laws, violations of the California securities laws, California unfair, unlawful, and fraudulent business practices, breach of contract, common law fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and gross negligence.

Earlier Brian Nelson Settlements With Emerson Equity

Brian Nelson settled an Emerson Equity dispute for $96,597, according to BrokerCheck. The claim, filed August 4, 2025 under docket number 25-01572, alleged violations of federal securities laws, violations of the California securities laws, California unfair, unlawful, and fraudulent business practices, violation of California's Elder Abuse Law, breach of contract, common law fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and gross negligence. BrokerCheck states the trades at issue were placed between 2016 and 2019, and the matter settled on September 2, 2026.

A further Emerson Equity dispute, resolved for $38,839, arose from a claim filed January 13, 2026 under docket number 26-00050, according to BrokerCheck. That claim alleged breach of fiduciary duty, suitability, fraudulent misrepresentations and omissions, violations of FINRA rules 2010, IM-2310-2, and 2020, and breach of contract. It settled on September 2, 2026.

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This post summarizes public FINRA records, including BrokerCheck, as of September 30, 2026. Allegations in customer complaints and arbitrations are claims, not findings. A settlement is also not an admission of wrongdoing. FINRA may also update or correct these records after that date.

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