Litigation
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Ameriprise Fights LPL Advisors' Request to Block Device Search
By Melanie WaddellAmeriprise is pushing back against anonymous LPL advisors filing to intervene in LPL's forensic review of advisors' devices.
May 28, 2025
Ex-Marine Conned Fellow Veterans in Ponzi Scheme, SEC SaysChristopher Aubin is accused of defrauding 24 investors, including two veterans he served with, out of $2.5 million.
May 27, 2025
UBS Client Can’t Sue Bank Over Broker’s Alleged Affair With WifeBut the client can sue the broker, a New York judge ruled.
May 22, 2025
Trial Date Set for Ex-Banker Charged With Killing BofA ExecAnthony Duwayne Turner's trial is set for June; a planned pretrial hearing involves a motion to dismiss the case.
May 22, 2025
Advisor Gets 10 Years in Prison for Stealing $2M From Elderly ClientsJulie Anne Darrah convinced clients "she would take care of them in their older years like a daughter," authorities said.
May 21, 2025
Man Who Fled FBI on Sea Scooter Pleads Guilty in $35M Ponzi SchemeMatthew Piercey ran a fake fund and used investor money for his own purposes, authorities said.
May 20, 2025
Judge Rejects $40M Class-Action Settlement in Vanguard Target-Date Selloff CasePlaintiffs will get a better deal under an SEC settlement, the judge found.
May 15, 2025
LPL Drops Suit Over Ameriprise's 'Defamatory' Data Breach NoticesThe financial services firms agreed that LPL could pursue claims with FINRA, among other points.