FINRA

5 cases — ← All topics

Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-1316 In Re Darru Hsu 2022-04-01 Denied agency-authority chevron-deference class-action constitutional-rights federal-arbitration-act finra finra-arbitration fraud investment-advisers-act judicial-review Whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) contradicts the Investment Advisers Act (IAA) when fraud is inside an investment contract, and whether inves…
20-275 Barrington Boyd v. Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, et al. Fourth Circuit 2020-09-02 Denied Response Waived blacklisting civil-rights due-process employment-discrimination expungement financial-services FINRA finra-form-u5 regulatory-action title-vii Whether large financial services employers should be able to use FINRA Form U5 as a blacklisting tool against former employees who raised discriminati…
20-114 Michael Edward Bufkin v. Scottrade, Inc., et al. Eleventh Circuit 2020-08-04 Denied administrative-law arbitration-dispute civil-procedure compelled-arbitration due-process finra foia-request judicial-procedure standing statutory-interpretation tax tax-controversy Was it error to compel FINRA arbitration of this tax dispute?
19-1015 Jeremy J. Walker v. Ameriprise Financial Services, Incorporated Fifth Circuit 2020-02-14 Denied Response Waived 9-usc-10 arbitration-agreement arbitrator-powers federal-arbitration-act finra finra-code industry-code industry-dispute judicial-review mandatory-arbitration nasd securities-regulation Does the FINRA Industry Code supply the terms of the arbitration agreement governing a mandatory arbitration between a member and associated person?
19-643 John Hurry, et al. v. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., et al. Ninth Circuit 2019-11-19 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) civil-rights constitutional-law due-process finra immunity law-enforcement-powers private-corporation regulatory-authority securities-industry securities-regulation state-action state-actor tort-immunity Whether FINRA, an ostensibly private corporation invested with vast powers to regulate the securities industry, is absolutely immune from any claims a…