Billitteri et al v. Securities America, Inc. et al

  1. November 07, 2011

    Broker Will Pay $5M To Settle Ponzi Investment Claims

    Next Financial Group Inc. agreed on Friday to pay $5.4 million to settle an investor class action claiming the broker-dealer promoted energy investments sponsored by a company accused of running a $485 million Ponzi scheme.

  2. April 19, 2011

    Securities America Settles 3 Class Actions For $150M

    One month after a $21 million settlement was rejected, investors suing Securities America Inc. asked a Texas federal court to approve a $150 million deal that would end three putative class actions and more than 270 arbitration proceedings against the broker-dealer.

  3. April 07, 2011

    Judge Denies Investors' Subpoena Of FINRA Atty

    Investors with claims connected to Securities America Inc.'s alleged securities fraud will not be able to subpoena a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority enforcement lawyer in their bid to enrich a class action settlement, a Texas federal judge ruled Thursday.

  4. March 15, 2011

    Regulators Fight Injunction In Securities America Suit

    A nonprofit representing state securities regulators asked a Texas federal judge Monday to reject a preliminary injunction that would halt its investigations into Securities America Inc., opposing part of the broker-dealer's $21 million settlement of three proposed class actions.

  5. March 01, 2011

    Investors In Ameriprise Unit Seek To Block $21M Deal

    Investors arbitrating claims over losses from notes sold by an Ameriprise Financial Inc. unit sought to intervene in related litigation Monday, telling a Texas federal judge that a proposed $21 million class action settlement would unlawfully deny them arbitration rights.

  6. February 18, 2011

    Broker-Dealer To Pay $21M To End Offering Actions

    Embattled broker-dealer Securities America Inc. has agreed to pay roughly $21 million to settle three putative class actions alleging the company made false statements in connection with the sale of billions of dollars of ruinous securities offerings.