Articles Posted in Breach of Fiduciary Duty

The Securities and Exchange Commission Bars Alfred Clay Ludlum III Following His Injunction for Anti-Fraud Violations of the Securities Laws The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that it has barred Alfred Clay Ludlum III, a registered investment adviser and the founder, president, and sole control person of Printz Capital Management, LLC, Printz Financial Group,…

Securities and Exchange Commission Sustains FINRA Disciplinary Action against Registered Representative and Supervisor The Securities and Exchange Commission has sustained disciplinary action by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) against William J. Murphy and Carl M. Birkelbach, formerly associated with member firm Birkelbach Investment Securities, Inc. In its opinion, the Commission sustained FINRA’s finding of…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. MayfieldGentry Realty Advisors, LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 13-cv-12520 (E.D. Mich.) SEC Charges Top Officials At Investment Adviser in Scheme to Hide Theft from Pension Fund of Detroit Police and Firefighters The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently charged the leader of a Detroit-based investment adviser for stealing nearly…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Robert A. Gist, et al., Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-01833-AT (N.D.Ga., May 31, 2013) SEC Charges Atlanta Attorney with Converting Investor Funds Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Robert A. Gist (“Gist”), an Atlanta attorney and former sports agent, and Gist, Kennedy & Associates, Inc. (“Gist Kennedy”) (collectively, “Defendants”), a…

Executor – Executrix – South Florida Elder Abuse and Advocate Litigation Attorney: An Executor or Executrix is the administrator of an estate that is being probated. The administrator gathers the estate assets, files the estate tax return and final personal income tax return; and distributes the balance, of the estate, in accordance with the terms…

Contingent Deferred Sales Load (Charge) – South Florida Elder Abuse Mutual Fund Breach of Fiduciary Duty FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: A contingent deferred sales load (charge) is a sales charge levied by a mutual fund if a customer sell fund shares within a specified number of years. Instead of charging a traditional front end…

Bond Discount – Florida Bond Investment Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Contract and Negligence FINRA Arbitration and State and Federal Litigation Attorney: A bond discount is the amount by which the market price of a bond is lower than its face value. Outstanding bonds with fixed coupons go to discounts when market interest rates…

Numismatic Coin – Florida Precious Metals and Numismatic Coin Fraud and Misrepresentation State and Federal Court Litigation Attorney: A Numismatic Coin is a coin that is valued based on its rarity, age, the quantity originally produced, and condition. These coins are bought and sold as individual items within the coin collecting community. Most Numismatic Coins…

Merger – Florida Breach of Contract, Breach of Letter of Intent, and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Commercial and Business Dispute and Litigation Attorney: A merger is a combination of two or more companies, where the amount paid over and above the acquired company’s book value is carried on the books of the purchaser as goodwill;…

Leverage Buyout (LOB) – Florida Breach of Contract and Fraud – Commercial and Business State and Federal Court Litigation Attorney: A Leverage Buyout (LOB) is the takeover of a company using leverage. Frequently, the target company’s assets act as security for the loans taken out by the acquiring firm, which repays the loan out of…