Securities Arbitration Lawyers Blog

The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) has filed a lawsuit against barred advisor Marcus Boggs, who formerly worked for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, for allegedly stealing over $1.7 million from his clients. According to the SEC’s civil complaint, Boggs is accused of transferring money from three of his…

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CURLF), a publicly-traded Massachusetts-based cannabis operator, is the subject of a class action lawsuit for alleged violations of federal securities laws. Investors who purchased Curaleaf shares between November 21, 2018 and July 22, 2019 (the class period) are eligible to participate in the lawsuit. The deadline to…

Silver Law Group is investigating Sonim Technologies, Inc. (SONM), a publicly-traded mobile phone company, for possible violations of federal securities laws. Sonim Technologies Issues Revised Financial Guidance On September 10, 2019, Sonim announced updated guidance for fiscal 2019 which stated that its net revenue would be lower than 2018 net…

Silver Law Group has filed a FINRA arbitration claim to help a client recover more than $200,000 that was lent to his broker and never repaid. Our client is a senior citizen living in Florida who was seeking to secure his nest egg for the future by investing for long-term…

GPB Capital investors are suffering catastrophic losses on their investments. GPB has reduced the valuations of their portfolio and investor complaints against selling brokers continue to pile up. GPB Capital includes the following funds: GPB Cold Storage GPB Automotive Fund GPB Automotive Income GPB Holdings II and III GPB Waste…

Beyond Meat (BYND) is one of the most expensive stocks to short as the borrowing fees are more than 100%. The cost of shorting the producer of plant-based meat substitutes can be almost double the cost of shorting other stocks. The stock price for Beyond Meat has risen by more…

Maxar Technologies Ltd (MAXR), a publicly-traded space technology company, is the subject of a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of investors who lost money investing in the company. If you lost money in Maxar Technologies or DigitalGlobe, we would like to talk to you. MDA DigitalGlobe Merger Maxar Technologies…

On August 29, 2019, the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) announced an award of over $1.8 million for a whistleblower “whose information and assistance were critically important to the success of an enforcement action involving misconduct committed overseas.” According to a press release from the SEC, the whistleblower alerted the…

While some investors may find short selling stocks to be appropriate to their investment needs, there are considerable risks involved, and some broker-dealers have been accused of overcharging clients for borrowing stock to short. What Is Short Selling? To short sell a stock (also known as going short) is to…

CannTrust (CTST), a publicly-traded producer of medical and recreational cannabis in Canada, is the subject of a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders who lost money investing in the company. On July 8, 2019, news broke that CannTrust was growing cannabis in a greenhouse in Pelham, Ontario where…