http://www.stockattorneysblog.com/ Published by Blum & Silver, LLP en-us 2012-01-17T14:15:38-05:00 http://www.stockattorneysblog.com/2012/01/scott_silver_of_blum_silver_ll_1.html Today Scott Silver, Managing Partner of Blum & Silver, LLP, served on a panel of seasoned securities attorneys, presenting before members and guests of the Securities Committee of the South Palm Beach Bar Association in Boca Raton. Mr. Silver spoke... FIRM NEWS Blum & Silver, LLP 2012-01-17T14:15:38-05:00 http://www.stockattorneysblog.com/2011/12/blum_silver_llp_attorneys_publ_1.html Blum & Silver, LLP attorneys Scott Silver and Janine Garlitz co-authored an article “SEC Whistleblower Incentives under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act.” Their article was published this month in PIABA Bar Journal, a national publication focusing on the practice... FIRM NEWS Blum & Silver, LLP 2011-12-23T14:09:13-05:00 http://www.stockattorneysblog.com/2011/10/blum_silver_llp_investigates_f.html Blum & Silver, LLP has commenced an investigation into the activities of Mark E. Imbertson, a former stockbroker at Merrill Lynch. Mark E. Imbertson, who was based in West Palm Beach, Florida, was fired by Merrill Lynch in March 2011... Investigations Blum & Silver, LLP 2011-10-11T14:44:35-05:00 http://www.stockattorneysblog.com/2011/10/this_week_the_financial_indust.html This week the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new Investor Alert called Public Non-Traded REITs-Perform a Careful Review Before Investing to help investors understand the benefits, risks, features and fees of these investments. While investors may find non-traded... REITs Blum & Silver, LLP 2011-10-05T18:11:56-05:00 http://www.stockattorneysblog.com/2011/10/blum_silver_llp_files_securiti.html Blum & Silver, LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Regions Bank (“Regions”), a banking subsidiary of Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF). The securities class action filed in the United States Southern District of Florida alleges claims for violation... FIRM NEWS Blum & Silver, LLP 2011-10-03T18:15:42-05:00 http://www.stockattorneysblog.com/2011/10/finra_fined_raymond_james_for.html The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ordered Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (RJFS) to pay restitution of $1.69 million to more than 15,500 investors who were charged unfair and unreasonable commissions on securities... Blum & Silver, LLP 2011-10-01T18:08:51-05:00 http://www.stockattorneysblog.com/2011/09/blum_silver_llp_files_claims_a.html Blum & Silver, LLP is pursuing claims against National Financial Services, LLC (“NFS”) for investors who lost money investing over $100 million in more than 20 unregistered debt offerings sold by McGinn, Smith & Co., Inc., (“McGinn Smith”) and other... FIRM NEWS Blum & Silver, LLP 2011-09-28T15:28:49-05:00 http://www.stockattorneysblog.com/2011/09/lehman_investor_alert_continue.html Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy three years ago, leaving investors in Lehman Brothers structured notes with essentially worthless notes. In the last three years, arbitration panels, courts and securities regulators have all recognized that UBS down played the risks associated... Lehman/UBS Blum & Silver, LLP 2011-09-22T18:08:37-05:00 http://www.stockattorneysblog.com/2011/09/finra_fines_pointe_capital_inc.html The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently announced it has fined Pointe Capital, Inc. (“Pointe”) of Boca Raton, Florida, $300,000.00 for mischaracterizing a portion of the commission charges as fees for handling services. The fines also include additional violations for... Blum & Silver, LLP 2011-09-20T16:02:53-05:00 http://www.stockattorneysblog.com/2011/08/recovering_investment_losses_i.html In June 2011, Desert Capital REIT was forced into an involuntary bankruptcy. Creditors with claims of over $43 million filed the petition to force the company into bankruptcy. According to its website, Desert Capital was founded in 2003 and organized... REITs Blum & Silver, LLP 2011-08-24T13:13:41-05:00