Sentences with phrase «against brokerage firm»

Miller v. Bryce Real Estate (198 A.D. 2d 589) summary judgment properly denied prior to discovery against brokerage firm and purchaser for non-disclosure and fraudulent acts where property promptly relisted and sold at profit; no course of action for quadruple damages under RPL § 442 - e (3) as broker was licensed; sanctions awarded for frivolous litigation practices.

A Minnesota federal court has considered whether a large brokerage firm could bring a trademark infringement action against another brokerage firm who used the large brokerage firm's name as an Internet search term to drive traffic to its website.

We routinely handle cross-border commercial disputes in connection with joint ventures, corporate transactions or IP rights, suitability claims against brokerage firms, as well as investor - state disputes, including claims of expropriations.

Large fines have been levied against brokerage firms that have not been in compliance at the time of the audit.

Not exact matches

The Division also oversees the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), which is a private, non-profit corporation that insures the securities and cash in the customer accounts of member brokerage firms against the failure of those firms.

It's no longer actually meant to regulate the financial services industry as it pertains to the treatment of Main Street — it has been transformed into an advocacy for the banks, credit card issuers, insurance companies, mortgage originators and brokerage firms against what it sees as overzealous regulation and job - killing oversight.

NEW YORK, NY — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today that his office has secured settlement agreements with three real estate brokerage firms operating in New York City, Nassau County, and Westchester County, following investigations that revealed unlawful housing discrimination against potential applicants with Section 8 housing vouchers.

Why Douglas Elliman's win in a lawsuit against William Raveis does nothing to discourage brokerages from luring talent away from other firms

Investors looking to short a stock will use their brokerage firm to bet against a stock expecting it to fall.

This department licenses brokerage firms and investigates charges against brokers.

When an investor purchases an account on margin in the expectation that the share value will rise, or shorts a security on the expectation that share price will decline, and share prices go against the investor, the brokerage firm will send out a margin call requiring that the investor add additional funds or marketable securities to the account to protect the broker's loan.

Regionally, however, Interactive Brokers continued to get frozen out of the brokerage rankings throughout the year so despite being a firm that now caters to less active investors and those seeking registered accounts, their «trader» reputation seems to be working against them.

We very recently posted how the CTFC was undertaking civil action against well known Binary Options brokerage Banc de Binary, for what they believe to be a number of regulatory transgressions committed by the firm.

As Lyle Denniston discussed in this analysis at SCOTUSBlog, the 5th Circuit threw out a class action against various banks and brokerage firms for transactions related to Enron's defrauding of investors, finding that «the banks and brokerage firms had not engaged in a «deceptive act» under securities fraud law.

The Rhodes Team («Rhodes»), a Texas brokerage firm, filed a defamation lawsuit against a Yelp!

A brokerage firm filed a Yelp lawsuit against an unknown reviewer.

Representation of securities brokerage firms in disputes with financial advisors, including a complete defense award against former broker challenging stock forfeiture provisions in an incentive compensation plan.

Defended brokerage firm against $ 1.5 million raiding claim.

Advised banker on potential claim against large brokerage firm for sex and disability discrimination.

A well - known electronic brokerage firm is issuing dire warnings against the CME Group's plan to launch a bitcoin futures contract next month.

Earlier this year, the CFPB issued consent orders for RESPA violations against a mortgage lender, mortgage servicer and two real estate brokerage firms.

Learn more about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent consent orders with two real estate brokerage firms for RESPA violations arising from their interactions with a mortgage lender, plus tips on how to avoid similar actions against your brokerage.

In Mahler v. Keenan Real Estate, Inc., the Supreme Court of Kansas addressed allegations of fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation by a buyer against a vendor and a brokerage firm.

In 2004, Edina Realty («MLS»), another real estate firm operating in the same market as the Brokerage, brought a lawsuit against the Brokerage over its purchase and use of «Edina Realty» as a keyword in search results.

An Ohio federal court has considered allegations made by a national franchisor of real estate brokerages against a large real estate brokerage firm operating in Ohio arising from a 2000 settlement agreement between the parties

A California appellate court has considered whether a lower court properly dismissed a class action lawsuit filed against real estate brokerage firms over their collection of a «document preparation fee» in addition to their commission amount.

On June 5, 2015, the CFPB announced an enforcement action against Guarantee Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage - brokerage firm and mortgage banker headquartered in California.

The CFPB also moved against two realty brokerage firms — Re / Max Gold Coast of Ventura, Calif., and Keller Williams Mid-Willamette of Corvallis, Ore. — for allegedly accepting illegal payments for referrals from Prospect.

3d 1016A)- salesperson's motion for summary judgment for commission against her broker granted; broker and salesperson orally agreed that broker would pay half of any commission that broker received to salesperson where salesperson was the procuring cause of sale generating the commission; broker refused to pay salesperson's commission on grounds that commission was not paid to broker on legal grounds but upon long standing ties with other brokerage firm and that salesperson did not do her job competently and professionally; court determined that in the course of performance it is the fact of payment of commission to the broker that triggers payment to the salesperson; judgment for salesperson for $ 11,250.00

The brokerage firm has access to all your confidential negotiating information as well as the seller's and stands to earn a double commission (that is a lot of money) if they use your information against you to manipulate a deal.

If a builder or brokerage firm has a large contingent fee riding on a transaction, owning a title company is the best insurance against having a transaction fail.

Another important safeguard against antitrust violations is for a real estate brokerage firm to adopt and rigorously apply a written office - wide antitrust compliance program.

In order to be selected for this honor, Weichert Commercial was measured against all commercial real estate brokerage firms active in its region and subsequently ranked based on the total of leasing transactions completed in 2011.

I'd also caution against making decisions based on charts like this, which are essentially marketing pieces by the brokerage firms.