FINRA Arbitrator Awards Expungement of 24 Annuity Complaints from Broker’s Record

Posted on September 12th, 2018 at 4:21 PM

From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:

A former Securities America broker has won his expungement request to clear his record of 24 customer complaints tied to a single annuity product.

According to the arbitration filing, the former broker sold the American Skandia Annuity to many customers which included, among other features, an attractive death benefit payable up to age 90.

The 24 complaints against the former Securities America broker claimed that he failed to adequately alert his customers to a change in the annuity product regarding the death benefit provision. However, the arbitrator determined that it was the fault of the annuity issuer, Prudential Financial, because it failed to adequately alert brokers and customers of the change.  

Notably, none of the broker’s former Securities America’s customers testified at the expungement hearing.

The securities attorneys at Eccleston Law, LLC assist advisors in negotiating the language of U-5 filings, in arbitrating actions involving defamatory U-5s and in helping advisors expunge customer complaints and criminal matters from their CRD records. Please contact our law firm at 312.332.0000 for a free consultation.

The attorneys of Eccleston Law LLC represent investors and advisors nationwide in securities and employment matters. The securities lawyers at Eccleston Law also practice a variety of other areas of practice for financial investors and advisors including Securities FraudCompliance ProtectionBreach of Fiduciary DutyFINRA Matters, and much more. Our attorneys draw on a combined experience of nearly 65 years in delivering the highest quality legal services. If you are in need of legal services, contact us to schedule a one-on-one consultation today.  

Related Attorneys: James J. Eccleston

Tags: james eccleston, eccleston law, eccleston law llc, eccleston, finra, annuity

Return to Archive

TESTIMONIALS

Previous
Next

I am so blessed to have you and your dynamic team defending me. Your ethics, forward thinking and strategies are amazing.  You guys are the best group of attorneys in the country that I could hire to handle this complicated case.

Cindy C.

LATEST NEWS AND ARTICLES

December 19, 2024
GPB Capital Investors See Progress as Court Confirms Receivership

In a significant development for investors in GPB Capital Holdings, the private equity firm will move into receivership following a prolonged legal battle.

December 18, 2024
SEC Fines Cantor Fitzgerald $6.75 Million for Misleading SPAC Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. with causing two special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) under its control to make misleading statements to investors before their initial public offerings (IPOs). 

December 17, 2024
Former Western Asset Management Co-CIO Charged with Fraud for Cherry-picking Trades

The SEC recently charged Ken Leech, former Co-CIO of Western Asset Management, with fraud.