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Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Challenge to FINRA Award

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a challenge to a FINRA arbitration award after concluding that federal courts lacked jurisdiction over the matter....more

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Fourth Circuit Holds It Lacks Jurisdiction to Consider Petition to Vacate

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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that it lacked jurisdiction over a petition to vacate an arbitration award....more

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FINRA Report Denies Arbitrator Selection Manipulation

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On June 29, 2022, FINRA released the report of its independent investigation, concluding that allegations of a “secret agreement” to avoid certain arbitrators on an industry lawyer’s cases were untrue. The allegations...more

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Another Day, Another Complaint About The Unlevel Playing Field In FINRA Arbitrations

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I just read this article... – admittedly authored by lawyers, Ethan Brecher and Ana Montoya, whose website provides that one of their three principal areas of practice is representing investors “who have been defrauded by...more

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Class Actions Quarterly Update: Labor and Employment

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Garner v. Inter-State Oil Co., 52 Cal.App.5th 619, Cal. App. 3 Dist., June 26, 2020, as modified (Jul 23, 2020) - Plaintiff filed a class action alleging that his employer, Inter-State Oil Co., violated a variety of wage...more

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Tenth Circuit Refuses to Vacate FINRA Arbitration Dismissal

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The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected a claimant’s effort to vacate the dismissal of his FINRA claim following his repeated failure to comply with various deadlines. ...more

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Federal Judge Rules That While Zoom Arbitrations Are “Clunkier,” They Are Not Unfair

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Carlos Legaspy is a respondent in a FINRA arbitration that was scheduled to go to hearing in August. As with all other FINRA cases, it was subject to a sweeping administrative decision by FINRA to postpone all in-person...more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Confirmation of Arbitration Ruling in Favor of Ameriprise Financial

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The Fifth Circuit affirmed the confirmation of an arbitration ruling in favor of Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. In 2015, Ameriprise sought a temporary restraining order against Jeremy Walker, a former employee of an...more

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Third Circuit Upholds Customer's Right To FINRA Arbitration Despite Brokerage Agreements' Forum-Selection Clause Providing Right...

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On August 7, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court order compelling defendant, a broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), to submit to FINRA...more

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Chris Lazarini Analyzes Mandatory Arbitration Rule under FINRA Rule 12200

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini analyzed a case in which defendant Wilson-Davis, a securities firm, sought to enjoin an arbitration brought against it alleging that the firm's failure to supervise its agent caused...more

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Ninth Circuit Considers Jurisdiction To Hear Appeal Of Decision Vacating Arbitration Award And Remanding For A New Arbitration

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The Ninth Circuit has found that it had jurisdiction to hear an appeal of a district court decision vacating an arbitration award and remanding the case for a new arbitration....more

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Chris Lazarini Comments on Court's Remand for Clarification of Arbitration Award

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini commented on a case in which a court took the unusual step of remanding a case to the arbitration panel to explain the rationale behind its award. The Court made the decision because...more

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Chris Lazarini Provides Insight on Lawsuit Dismissal on Res Judicata Grounds

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini provided insight on a lawsuit involving a former broker of Wells Fargo who sued the firm in state court for fraud and personal injury when the company initiated a foreclosure action...more

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Chris Lazarini Comments on Application of Manifest Disregard of the Law

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini commented on a case in which a former trader fraudulently purchased $1 billion in Apple shares that ultimately forced the closure of the trader's firm, Rochdale Securities. Rochdale...more

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Court Orders Parties to Retry Arbitration Seven Years After Award

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In 2008, Move, Inc., initiated a FINRA arbitration against Citigroup Global Markets, alleging that Citigroup improperly invested over $131 million of Move's assets in illiquid and unsuitable auction rate securities. The...more

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Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Suit To Vacate FINRA Arbitration Award

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This case involved an underlying arbitration before an arbitration panel operating under the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) rules, which was brought by Judith and Kenneth Goldman against their financial...more

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Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Allows Federal Courts To “Look Through” § 10 FAA Petition To Determine Federal Jurisdiction

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reversed its own precedent to allow federal courts examining petitions under § 10 of the FAA to “look through” the petition to examine if there is federal...more

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Second Circuit Defines “Customer” for Mandatory FINRA Arbitration

In a case of first impression, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. v. Abbar, No. 13-2172, 2014 WL 3765867 (2d Cir. Aug. 1, 2014), established a bright-line definition of...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Second Circuit Holds Contractual Forum Selection Clause Supersedes FINRA Mandatory Arbitration Rule

On August 21, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided two closely watched appeals regarding the intersection of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. rules regarding mandatory arbitration of disputes...more

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Second Circuit Rules Broad Forum Selection Clause Trumps FINRA Rule Requiring Arbitration

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On August 21, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit joined the Ninth Circuit in holding that FINRA rules requiring arbitration of customer disputes may be superseded by an agreement between a member...more

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Second Circuit Holds Mandatory Broker Dealer Arbitration Not Available to Non-Customer

On May 15, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a summary order in a closely watched case regarding the circumstances in which a broker dealer may be compelled to arbitrate with an institutional counter-party...more

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