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Clients allege breach of contract, fraud/negligence, unauthorized transactions, churning, breach of fiduciary duty, and misrepresentation from 11/2009 to 12/2015.
Damage Amount Requested
$1,150,000.00
Settlement Amount
$169,000.00
7/1/2016
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
BREACH OF CONTRACT; BREACH OF THE IMPLIED COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING; NEGLIGENCE; UNAUTHORIZED TRANSACTIONS/CHURNING; BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY; FAILURE TO SUPERVISE/NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION;
Damage Amount Requested
$900,000.00
Settlement Amount
$145,000.00
6/14/2016
Regulatory
Final
Initiated By
FINRA
Allegations
Without admitting or denying the findings, Harris consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he failed to provide documents and information requested by FINRA during the course of its investigation into allegations that he recommended unsuitable trades and engaged in unauthorized trading.
Resolution
Acceptance, Waiver & Consent(AWC)
Bar
Bar (Permanent)
Registration Capacities Affected
All Capacities
Duration
Indefinite
Start Date
6/14/2016
6/3/2016
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
CUSTOMERS ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF IMPLIED COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING, NEGLIGENCE, UNAUTHORIZED TRANSACTIONS/CHURNING, BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY, FAILURE TO SUPERVISE/NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION, VIOLATION OF THE TEXAS DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT, VIOLATION OF THE TEXAS SECURITIES ACT
Damage Amount Requested
$1,900,000.00
Settlement Amount
$1,250,000.00
5/31/2016
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
CLAIMANTS ALLEGE BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF THE IMPLIED COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING, NEGLIGENCE, UNAUTHORIZED TRANSACTIONS/CHURNING, BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY, FAILURE TO SUPERVISE/NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION, VIOLATION OF THE TEXAS DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT, AND VIOLATION OF THE TEXAS SECURITIES ACT
Damage Amount Requested
$1,500,000.00
Settlement Amount
$825,000.00
5/20/2016
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
CLAIMANTS ALLEGE CHURNING, UNSUITABILITY, COMMON LAW FRAUD, BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION, AND BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY
Damage Amount Requested
$70,000.00
Settlement Amount
$45,000.00
7/16/2009
Employment Separation After Allegations
Firm Name
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
Termination Type
Discharged
Allegations
FA SUBMITTED A TELEPHONE LOG THAT CONTAINED FALSE INFORMATION DURING A REVIEW OF CERTAIN CLIENT TRADES.
Broker Comment
I STRONGLY DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THIS CLAIM AND HAVE RETAINED COUNSEL TO OPPOSE IT. I BELIEVE I WAS WRONGLY TERMINATED DUE TO THE SMITH BARNEY MORGAN STANLEY MERGER.
3/23/1998
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
CUSTOMER ALLEGED THAT HE WAS CHARGED
EXCESSIVE COMMISSIONS FOR TRADES DONE IN HIS ACCOUNT. HE DID
NOT SPECIFY DAMAGES.
Settlement Amount
$8,000.00
Broker Comment
THIS MATTER WAS SETTLED IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,000.
WITHOUT ADMITTING LIABILITY, THIS MATTER WAS SETTLED IN THE
INTERESTS OF CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND TO AVOID THE COSTS AND
UNCERTAINTIES OF LITIGATION. I WAS NOT ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE TO
THIS SETTLEMENT.
NOT PROVIDED
License(s)
The broker is not currently registered with any state or SRO.
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IA
Investment Adviser
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Disclosures
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Disclosures can be customer complaints or arbitrations, regulatory actions, employment terminations, bankruptcy filings and certain civil or criminal proceedings that they were a part of.