School Stock Fraud Case Advances 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 25, 2012
Tags: Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Charles James Maxfield, Securities, Virginia Circuit Courts
An investor who thought his $200,000 payment to defendants was buying 40,000 shares in C2 Future stock that would allow expansion of an educational company into Korea, not “office expenses for existing schools,” can sue defendants for an alleged fraudulent scheme in violation of the Virginia Securities Act; the Fairfax Circuit Court denies defendants’ summary [...]
Bank is ‘Customer’ for FINRA Arbitration 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: September 20, 2011
Tags: Justice Donald W. Lemons, Securities, Supreme Court of Virginia
A securities broker who is suing a bank that terminated him as sales manager of its affiliated investment company may compel arbitration of the salary dispute under the financial industry’s Customer Code; the Supreme Court of Virginia says, on this first-impression issue, that the bank qualifies as a “customer” under the Customer Code. The bank [...]

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