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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker James Woods (Woods), previously associated with Oppenheimer & CO. INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Woods recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.
FINRA BrokerCheck shows a award / judgment customer complaint with a damage request of $6,989,702.00 on December 28, 2021.
Woods was a subject of the customers’ complaint against his member firm that asserted the following causes of action: violations of FINRA Rules; breach of fiduciary duty; aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty; breach of contract and breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing; unlawful sales of securities; and respondeat superior/agency by estoppel liability.