Furgison Law Group investigates claims against John Stuart Hudnall and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., for selling away

The securities fraud lawyers at Furgison Law Group are currently investigating claims against John Stuart Hudnall and U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC. (CRD# 17868). The arbitration specialists at Furgison Law Group are investigating claims involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, failure to supervise, misrepresentations, omissions of material facts, conflict of interests, violations of state and federal securities laws, along with other broker misconduct.

FINRA Complaint 

The complaint alleges that Hudnall recommended and sold a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) investment to an elderly customer, which he split into two simultaneous transactions of $40,000 and $360,000. To circumvent his firm’s supervisory review of such a large transaction of this kind, Hudnall executed the $360,000 portion of the REIT investment for the customer directly with the REIT product sponsor and without providing the requisite prior written notice to his firm. The complaint also alleges that Hudnall offered and paid monetary incentives to customers from his own personal funds to incent them to hold their fixed annuity contracts for at least a year before surrendering them, which enabled Hudnall to retain commissions he would have lost had the customers surrendered before the year was up. The complaint further alleges that Hudnall made an unsuitable recommendation for the sale of a variable annuity.   

Investors Have the Right to Recover Their Losses

When investments are sold by brokerage firms licensed by FINRA, they are subject to the laws that FINRA enforces. The brokerage firms are responsible for ensuring that their brokers are trading fairly, ethically and in the best interest of their clients. Ideally, they would accomplish this through careful supervision. Unfortunately, too often this supervision has been inadequate to fully protect investors. If you purchased any investments through a representative of a registered brokerage firm and suffered loses through negligence or fraud, it immediately puts the brokerage firm at fault for failing to supervise their broker. FINRA law then dictates that you can hold the firm legally liable to recover your damages.

Can I recover my investment losses?

If you lost a substantial portion of your retirement savings or other assets as a result of investments purchased through John Stuart Hudnall and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., please contact us immediately. Our investment fraud lawyers have recovered millions of dollars from the largest banks, insurance companies and brokerage firms in the world on behalf of investment fraud victims. You may have certain legal rights that require your immediate attention. Time is of the essence in these claims. The sooner you act, the greater your chances of recovering your investment losses. Don't wait. Contact us TODAY for a FREE Consultation and case evaluation. We will tell you if you have a viable claim worth pursuing.