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Securities
Employment
Central Registration Depository Records

Jeffrey David Thoele v. Walnut Street Securities Inc., Next Financial Group Inc., The O.N. Equity Sales Company

Published: Jan. 12, 2018 | Result Date: Aug. 25, 2017 | Filing Date: Oct. 27, 2016 |

Case number: FINRA 16-03159 Arbitration –  Expungement Denied

Arbitrator

Brett W. Olander


Attorneys

Claimant

Owen Harnett
(HLBS Law)


Respondent

Jeremy S. Carr
(Cetera Financial Group) for Walnut Street Securities Inc. n/k/a Cetera Advisor Networks LLC

John T. Unger
(NEXT Financial Group Inc.)

Mark E. Elsener
(Ohio National Financial Services) for O.N. Equity Sales Company


Facts

Claimant Jeffrey David Thoele filed suit against Walnut Street Securities Inc., Next Financial Group Inc., and The O.N. Equity Sales Co., in relation to his Central Registration Depository record.

Contentions

CLAIMANT'S CONTENTIONS: Claimant contended that information regarding ten customer complaints involving securities should be expunged from his registration records. He also sought $1 in compensatory damages.

RESPONDENTS’ CONTENTIONS: Respondents Walnut and Next denied claimants’ allegations. Respondent ONESCO took no position regarding claimant’s request.

Result

The arbitrator denied claimant’s request.


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