Edward Jones Sued By Customers Alleging Suitability, Negligence Soreide Law Group is investigating claims on behalf of those who invested with Edward Jones financial advisors including Joe Alan Green, Krystie Lynn Wear, Edward Hardy Dawkins, Kevin Scott Lake and Regina Sheila Gleghorn. Edward Jones (CRD#: 250, Saint Louis, Minnesota) is a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority […]

Cetera Settles Customers’ Claims of Unsuitability And Omissions Cetera Investment Services LLC (CRD#: 15340, Saint Cloud, Minnesota) is a brokerage firm regulated by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) who has reported, inter alia: eight regulatory events in regard to allegations of Cetera Investment Services’ violations of investment-related regulations or rules; and three FINRA arbitration awards […]

Customers Contend Jaime Michael Westenbarger Sold Unsuitable Products Jaime Michael Westenbarger (CRD#: 4625703, Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a Securities America, Inc. registered representative who has disclosed on his Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) BrokerCheck Report that customers have complained about his sales practices. The following customers have lodged customer-initiated investment-related disputes concerning, among other things, […]

Soreide Law Group Investigating IMS Securities For Unsuitability Soreide Law Group is investigating claims on behalf of investors who purchased investments from IMS Securities, Inc. (CRD#: 35567, Houston, Texas) – a brokerage firm that has been expelled by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) for failing to pay a fine. FINRA fined the firm pursuant […]

Merrill Lynch Broker Christopher Lee Hibbard Indicted For Fraud Christopher Lee Hibbard (CRD#: 3176484, Louisville, Kentucky) is a prior registered representative of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”) who was indicted in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on nine counts of wire fraud and one count […]

Next Financial Group Broker Douglas Simanski Guilty Of Fraud Soreide Law Group is investigating claims on behalf of investors who purchased investments from Douglas Simanski (CRD#: 2606998, Altoona, Pennsylvania), a former Next Financial Group, Inc. registered representative and investment advisor. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania announced on November 3, […]

Customers Of Morgan Stanley Allegedly Sold Unsuitable Investments Christopher James Butler (CRD #: 1894450, Woodland Hills, California) is presently a Morgan Stanley registered representative. According to Christopher James Butler’s Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) BrokerCheck Report, his activities have caused customers of Morgan Stanley and Prudential Securities to lodge disputes with their respective firms referencing […]

UBS Sued For Alleged Misappropriation Of Customer Funds UBS registered representative Derek Michael Nierman (CRD#: 2302164, Scottsdale, Arizona) has indicated on his FINRA BrokerCheck Report that his activities have resulted in five customer-initiated investment-related disputes. Those disputes relate to Derek Michael Nierman’s conduct at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, UBS Financial Services Inc. and Citigroup Global […]

RBC Capital Markets Facing Customer Claims Of Misrepresentation Terry Parker Rider (CRD#: 2724817, Houston, Texas), who worked for RBC Capital Markets, LLC, from July 13, 2005 to April 5, 2017, reported that customers have complained about his sales practices. According to Rider’s Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) BrokerCheck Report, his sales practices have been called […]