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Securities
Fraud
Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Rodolfo C. and Maria O. Del Real Family Trust v. Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, Wells Fargo Investments LLC

Published: Mar. 21, 2015 | Result Date: Feb. 19, 2015 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 13-02754 Arbitration –  Expungement Denied

Court

FINRA


Attorneys

Claimant

Melinda J. Steuer
(Law Offices of Melinda Jane Steuer)


Respondent

Judy Louie
(Wells Fargo Advisors LLC)


Facts

Rodolfo C. and Maria O. Del Real Family Trust filed a complaint against Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Investments LLC, in connection with its investment in Dividend Capital.

Contentions

CLAIMANTS' CONTENTIONS:
Claimant asserted claims for intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, fraud-false promise, fraud-omissions, breach of fiduciary duty (suitability), breach of fiduciary (supervision), and professional negligence.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Respondents denied the allegations and asserted various affirmative defenses.

Result

The parties reached a settlement in September 2014. Then, Wells Fargo requested the expungement of non-party Ryan Allen's CRD records. Ultimately, the FINRA Panel denied the expungement request.

Other Information

ARBITRATORS: Sterling N. Frost, Gary H. Kahn, Andrew R. Epstein FILING DATE: Sept. 19, 2013


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