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Securities
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Fraudulent Concealment

Arthur A. Torrellas, First Republic Trust Company, a division of First Republic Bank, as Trustee for each The Arthur A. Torrellas Survivor's Trust dated October 20, 2006, The Arthur A. Torrellas Q-Tip Marital Trust, The Arthur Torrellas Non-Exempt Q-Tip Marital Trust, and The Carole M. Torrellas Decedent's Trust v. Wells Fargo Advisors LLC

Published: Aug. 20, 2016 | Result Date: May 12, 2016 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 14-03649 Arbitration –  Expungement Denied

Court

FINRA


Attorneys

Claimant

Theodore S. Avery
(Law Office of Montgomery G. Griffin)


Respondent

Kevin J. Woods
(White & Woods PC)


Facts

Arthur Torrellas, First Republic Trust Co., a division of First Republic Bank, as Trustee for each The Arthur A. Torrellas Survivor's Trust dated October 20, 2006, The Arthur A. Torrellas Q-Tip Marital Trust, The Arthur Torrellas Non-Exempt Q-Tip Marital Trust, and The Carole M. Torrellas Decedent's Trust filed a complaint against Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, related to unspecified investments.

Contentions

CLAIMANTS' CONTENTIONS:
Claimants asserted causes of action for, inter alia, fraudulent concealment, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, negligence, and other claims.

RESPONDENT'S CONTENTIONS:
Respondent denied the allegations and asserted various affirmative defenses.

Damages

Claimants sought no less than $750,000 in damages.

Result

The parties settled their dispute. Unnamed parties Richard Spraker and Eric Spraker requested an expungement of their CRD records. Ultimately, the FINRA Panel denied the Sprakers' requests.

Other Information

ARBITRATORS: Ronald L. Cameron, Robert Rosen, Steven K. Ogata.


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