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- Scope of General Release Language
- Exclusion of Evidence Regarding Negotiation of U-5 Language Affirmed
- Should Stockbrokers be Permitted to Rewrite History?
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Construction contracts, attorney-client fee agreements, employment agreements, and stock brokerage agreements are examples of contracts that frequently contain arbitration clauses. Some of these contracts are negotiated at arm’s length. Others are not. Typically, the arbitration clauses within the contracts identify the forum in which future disputes will be resolved.
Does an attorney have liability for the negligent referral of a client to a “rogue stockbroker”? If an attorney chooses to refer a client to a stockbroker, what are the best practices prior to making the referral?
Securities Law Update – August 2007
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On April 5, 2007, an Omaha NASD arbitration panel issued an award in favor of an investor alleging claims involving concentrated positions in Level 3 Communications and WorldCom.
On April 25, 2007, Judge F.A. Gossett issued an interesting opinion in Credit Suisse Securities LLC vs. Hilliard, et al., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30597 (D. Neb. 2007).
On April 5, 2007, an Omaha, Nebraska NASD arbitration panel issued its first arbitration award in favor of an investor alleging claims involving concentrated positions in Level 3 Communications and WorldCom.