Kenneth David Blumenfeld v. Robert James East, Donald Lee Gorsch, Barry Lewis Pinsky, UBS Financial Services Inc.
Published: Sep. 3, 2016 | Result Date: Aug. 4, 2016 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 14-01044 Arbitration – Respondent
Court
FINRA
Attorneys
Claimant
Marc I. Zussman
(Law Office of Marc I. Zussman)
Respondent
Christopher A. Stecher
(Keesal, Young & Logan)
Kendra S. Canape
(Gordon & Rees)
Facts
Claimant Kenneth David Blumenfeld filed suit against his former employer respondent UBS Financial Services Inc. involving an employment dispute.
Contentions
CLAIMANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Claimant asserted causes of action for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation/non-disclosure, wrongful termination, void and/or unenforceable transitioning and release agreements against public policy, obtaining resignation by coercion and misrepresentation, compensation manipulation, and economic and contract interference.
RESPONDENT'S CONTENTIONS:
Respondent contended that claimant's claims were without merit and requested that the claims be dismissed with prejudice.
Damages
Claimant requested compensatory damages of $342,549 in attorney fees and $6,200 in costs, for a total of $1,376,396.
Result
Claimant's claims were denied in their entirety.
Other Information
ARBITRATORS: Susan B. Gans-Smith, Bruce L. Ishimatsu, Jeffrey E. Skogsbergh. FILING DATE: June 4, 2014.
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