A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel recently awarded a former client of Commonwealth Financial Network of Waltham, Massachusetts, $580,000. According to the FINRA report, the client had claimed his Commonwealth advisor, who was not named in the filing, breached his fiduciary duty. The advisor allegedly recommended to his client to retire early and […]

The following information was obtained on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, August, 2013,” by Soreide Law Group, a Securities Arbitration Law Firm, (888) 760-6552. Warren Leroy Troutman (CRD #449648, Registered Representative, Freeport, Pennsylvania) was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for two months. Without admitting […]

The following information was obtained on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, August, 2013,” by Soreide Law Group, a Securities Arbitration Law Firm, (888) 760-6552. Warren Leroy Troutman (CRD #449648, Registered Representative, Freeport, Pennsylvania) was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for two months. Without admitting […]

A FINRA arbitration panel ordered Wells Fargo & Co.'s (WFC) retail brokerage unit to pay retired real-estate broker, Philip Lovell, $1.8 million for losses tied to investments in soda and pharmaceutical companies. Lovell accused Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo broker, John Bulkley Meacham, of having him invest his money in thinly traded securities that […]

McMillan v. Newbridge Securities, FINRA ID #12-01880 (Boca Raton, FL, 6/24/2013) - Two clients recover $983,200, including damages and interest, against a broker who allegedly stole funds from numerous accounts. THE FOLLOWING IS FROM FINRA'S WEBSITE: CASE SUMMARY Claimants asserted the following causes of action: breach of fiduciary duty; negligence; negligent supervision; violation of Article […]

Moshar v. Wells Fargo, FINRA ID # 11-00556 (Los Angeles, CA, 1/9/2013) A couple was recently awarded $1,333,300 in compensatory damages through a FINRA arbitration. The claimants charged Wells Fargo with the following: breach of fiduciary duty, breach of written contract, fraud by misrepresentation and omission, failure to supervise and control, and violation of federal […]

  Gary Lee Cousino (CRD #726486, Registered Representative, Mackinac Island, Michigan)   has been barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Cousino consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he failed to respond to FINRA requests for information regarding its investigation of […]

Lars K. Soreide, of Soreide Law Group, PLLC, filed a FINRA arbitration in February of 2012, against National Securities Corporation alleging: negligence, negligent supervision, and breach of fiduciary duty, due to among other unsuitable investments, the sale of Roundstone Healthcare Capital Partners. Recently, Roundstone Healthcare Partners, and its affiliates, have filed a RICO suit against numerous defendants in […]

In an article from the New York Times, October 18th., 2011, John Wasik writes that if you’re concerned about whether an adviser’s parent firm is going to survive a crisis or if you’re not happy with your portfolio, there are some important questions to ask before you make a change to a new wealth manager. […]