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Securities
Securities Fraud
Negligence

Pat Seidler v. Crown Capital Securities, L.P., Larry Joseph Michaels, J.P. Turners Co. LLC, Williams & Michaels Financial Services Inc.

Published: Oct. 4, 2014 | Result Date: Sep. 10, 2014 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 13-02802 Arbitration –  Expungement

Court

FINRA


Attorneys

Claimant

Henry C. Casden


Respondent

Ali Sabetghadam

Craig R. Bockman
(Jones Bell)


Facts

Pat Seidler brought an arbitration claim against Crown Capital Securities LP, Larry Joseph Michaels, J.P. Turner & Co. LLC, and Williams & Michaels Financial Services Inc.

Contentions

CLAIMANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Seidler alleged that in relation to his investments in the Behringer Harvard REIT, the ICON Leasing Fund Eleven, and an ING variable annuity, defendants committed securities fraud and negligence. Seidler further alleged that defendants committed breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty in relation to the investments.

RESPONDENTS' CONTENTIONS:
Respondents denied the allegations of Seidler's claims.

Damages

Seidler sought damages of $148,000.

Result

The parties settled the matter and Seidler filed a notice of dismissal. Thereafter, the FINRA arbitration panel recommended expungement of references to the arbitration from Michaels' registration records with the CRD.

Other Information

ARBITRATORS: Benjamin F. Breslauer, Robert D. Sussin, and Karen J. Burneff


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