By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
We reported in SAA 2022-42 (Nov. 10) that the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (“PIABA”) announced in an October 27 Press Release that Hugh D.
By Courtney Werning, Dave Neuman, Jorge Riera, and Michael Edmiston[1]
Introduction
Industry-sponsored arbitration has long been the only option for investors who have claims against their financial advisors and brokerage firms.
A broad coalition of a dozen consumer advocacy groups – including PIABA – has written to the SEC. urging that the Commission investigate the use by RIAs of mandatory predispute arbitration agreements (“PDAA”) providing for the use of non-SRO arbitration fora,
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
On the heels of the decision by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Belinda E.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Just as we were finalizing this Alert, we learned that a Georgia Trial Court has just vacated a FINRA Award based on multiple Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) violations,
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
We reported in SAA 2021-41 (Nov. 4) that the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (“PIABA”) announced in an October 28 Press Release that Michael Edmiston of Jonathan W.