Litigation
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June 03, 2024
Medicare Plan Pay Confusion Could Wreck 2025 Enrollment, Lawsuits WarnDistributors say they need certainty by July to make agent hiring, marketing and advertising decisions.
May 31, 2024
Will an Ex-Fidelity Advisor's Reg BI Suit Catch the SEC's Eye?The case could have implications for the broader financial services industry, lawyers say.
May 29, 2024
How Carson Group Ex-CMO's 'Toxic' Culture Suit Might EndThe RIA would face steep risks in going to trial, but it's not out of the question, employment lawyers say.
May 29, 2024
Merrill Settles Racial Discrimination Suit for Nearly $20MIn a class action, Black former advisors and trainees said they were paid less and promoted less often.
May 28, 2024
Former FTX Exec Sentenced to 7.5 Years in PrisonRyan Salame is the first of of Sam Bankman-Fried's close associates to be sentenced on criminal charges.
May 28, 2024
Fidelity Seeks More Time to Answer Whistleblower SuitFidelity seeks more time to answer a suit alleging it put profits over clients' best interests.
May 24, 2024
9 Groups File New Suit Challenging DOL Fiduciary Rule RegsThe ACLI, IRI and other plaintiffs have accused officials of failing to analyze the changes' potential impact properly.
May 24, 2024
New Health Insurance Suit Could Affect DOL Fiduciary Rule LitigationThe plaintiffs are questioning how well officials considered objections and analyzed the regulations' impact.
May 23, 2024
Carson Group Hits Back at Former Exec's LawsuitThe firm denied wrongfully firing Mary Kate Gulick after she complained about the handling of a sexual assault report.
May 22, 2024
Ex-Nuveen Stock Trader Gets 70 Months for Insider-Trading SchemeHe tipped off an Oregon retiree about the firm's planned trades in stocks in a six-year plot involving over 1,000 trades.