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Gana LLP Investigates Investor Losses in Valeant Pharmaceuticals

Until about August 2015, Valeant Pharmaceuticals (Valeant)(Stock Symbol: VRX) was one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical companies on the market.  Then its stock price all but collapsed.  After shares peaked at more than $260 a share in August of 2015, it is now trading at about $26 a share and…

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Customers File Numerous Complaints Against Broker Marc Jaffe

The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against former Finance 500, Inc. (Finance 500) broker Marc Jaffe (Jaffe).  According to BrokerCheck records Jaffe was recently sanctioned by FINRA and discharged by his prior employer in or about September…

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FINRA Bars Former National Securities Corporation Broker John Labarca

The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against former National Securities Corporation (National Securities) broker John Labarca (Labarca).  According to BrokerCheck records Labarca was barred from the securities industry in February 2016 after he refused to provide information…

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Customer Complaints Against Financial Advisor Michael Stern

The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against broker Michael Stern (Stern).  According to BrokerCheck records Stern has been subject to at least eight customer complaints.  The customer complaints against Stern alleges securities law violations that including unsuitable…

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Broker Investigation: Customer Files Churning Complaint Against Broker Bruce Stark

The securities fraud lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) against broker Bruce Stark (Stark). According to BrokerCheck records Stark has been the subject of at least three customer complaints and one judgement or lien. The customer complaints against Stark…

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FINRA Sanctions Broker Kevin Murphy Over Selling Away Allegations

The securities fraud lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating a regulatory complaint (Disciplinary No. 2015043159501) filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) against broker Kevin Murphy (Murphy). FINRA alleged that in or about November 2013, Murphy sold $1.2 million of shares and warrants in a private placement to…

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FINRA Sanctions Broker James Nixon Over Promissory Note Sales

The securities fraud lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating a regulatory complaint (Disciplinary No. 1013038289101) filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) against broker James Nixon (Nixon). FINRA alleged that Nixon failed to provide prior written notice to Bridge Capital Associates, Inc. (Bridge Capital), his then employing brokerage…

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FINRA Sanctions Broker Carlos Benavidez Jr Over Unauthorized Trades in 80 Customer Accounts

The securities fraud lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating the regulatory action filed (Disciplinary Action No. 2014043025701) by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) against broker Carlos Benavidez Jr (Benavidez). According to the allegations, between January 2013 and January 2015, Benavidez exercised discretion in 80 customer accounts without obtaining…

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Broker Investigation: Customer Complaints Against Advisor Paul Blum

The securities fraud lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) against broker Paul Blum (Blum). According to BrokerCheck records Blum has been the subject of at least eight customer complaints three of which have been filed since 2015. The customer…

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FINRA Sanctions Finance 500 Over Penny Stock Sales Practices

The investment attorneys of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating regulatory complaints filed by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) against brokerage firm Finance 500, Inc. (Finance 500) and its employees including William Watson, Robert Hicks, Geoffrey Schiffrin, Paul Savage (Disciplinary Proceedings Nos. 2013038091902, 2013036837802). The complaints largely focus on allegations…

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