Articles Posted in Federal Litigation

Hedge Fund Fraud, Mismanagement and Misrepresentation – South Florida Litigation and AAA Arbitration Attorney: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Berton M. Hochfeld, et al, Civil Action No. 12-CV-8202 (S.D.N.Y.) Final Judgments Entered Against Former Hedge Fund Manager and His Company The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that on January 22, 2014, the Honorable Paul…

South Florida Elder, Senior and Retirement Financial Abuse and Exploitation FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Palladino, et al., Civil Action No. 13-11024-DPW (United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts) Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Palladino, Crim. Action Nos. 13-10207, 13-10891; Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Viking Financial Group, Inc., Crim.…

Hybrid Senior, Elder and Retirement Financial Abuse and Exploitation Arbitration, Litigation and Probate Estate Attorney, Russell L. Forkey, Esq. Hybrid financial exploitation. It has been determined that a relatively unrecognized situation, referred to as hybrid financial exploitation, arises when financial exploitation co-occurs with physical abuse and/or neglect. These cases typically involve financially dependent family members,…

Support Level or Resistance Level – South Florida, including West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Delray Beach, Royal Palm Beach and Boynton Beach, Securities and Investment Mismanagement and Breach of Fiduciary Duty FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: A support level is a price level at which a security tends to stop falling because there is more…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Eric Aronson, Vincent Buonauro, Jr., Robert Kondratick, Fredric Aaron, PermaPave Industries, LLC, PermaPave USA Corp., PermaPave Distributions, Inc., Verigreen, LLC, and Interlink-US-Network, Ltd., Defendants, and Caroline Aronson, Deborah Buonauro, DASH Development, LLC, Aron Holdings, Inc., PermaPave Construction Corp., Dymoncrete Industries, LLC, Dymon Rock LI, LLC, and Lumi-Coat, Inc., Relief Defendants,…

Cash Management, Active Asset, Asset Management or Wrap Accounts – Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Margate, Davie, Pompano Beach, Boca Raton and Royal Palm Beach, Florida FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: Cash Management, Active Asset, Asset Management or Wrap Accounts describe accounts at brokerage firms, banks or savings institutions that combine banking services like check writing, credit…

Unsuitable and Inappropriate Mutual Fund Switching – Stuart, Hope Sound, Jupiter, West Palm Beach, Lantana, Delray Beach, Lake Worth and Boca Raton, Florida FINRA Arbitration, Mediation and Litigation Attorney: Mutual Fund Switching: Mutual fund switching is the moving of assets from one mutual fund to another, either within the same fund family or between different…

FAQ’s Warrants – Miami, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, Lighthouse Point and Boca Raton, Florida FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: A warrant is a type of security, usually issued in conjunction with common or preferred stock, that entitles the holder to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price, usually higher than…

Florida Immediate Annuity, Deferred Annuity, Fixed Annuity and Variable Annuity Twisting or Churning FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: There are several ways to categorize annuities, and any one annuity may fit into several categories. Immediate Annuities: With an immediate annuity, the annuant pays a single premium and immediately starts receiving payments at the end of…

Face Value of Bonds, Notes and Other Types of Securities – South Florida FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: When using the term “Face Value” in referring to a security, it means the value as given on the certificate or instrument. For example, corporate bonds are usually issued with $1,000 face values, municipal bonds with $5,000…