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Judgments, Awards and
Settlements The Law Office of David Liebrader has
obtained over thirty million dollars of judgments, awards and
settlements for investors. We have represented individual investors,
pension plans, trusts and other entities both in federal and state
court as well as before the NASD and NYSE. Some more significant
recoveries to date:
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$2,500,000
JUDGMENT: In this case we
recovered 100% of the losses from a hedge fund that used
a bogus audit and fake documents to defraud
investors.
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$1,200,000
JUDGMENT: In this case we
successfully filed a motion for summary judgment in bankruptcy
court which resulted in a large judgment to an elderly investor
being found "non dischargeable.
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$1,225,000
AWARD: In this case we
received an award of 100% of an investor's losses in mutual
benefits' corp. viaticals. The award included a punitive
damages award of over $600,000.
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$750,000
SETTLEMENT: In this case
we recovered lost stock certificates on behalf of an
investor. Prior to litigation, the company refused to
reissue the shares.
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$225,000
SETTLEMENT: This recovery
concerned an investor's losses in CMOs (collateralized mortgage
obligations.) We were able to succesfully recover lost funds
and clear a debit balance that resulted from a forced
liquidation.
- $1,200,000
JUDGMENT: In this case
our firm received an award of over 100% of the losses, interest
and attorney's fees for a 93 year old victim of an
offshore time share investment.
- $451,000
AWARD: In this case our firm
recovered 100% of the losses, plus attorney's fees from the
improper sale of an unregistered security disguised as a time
share investment out of Cancun, Mexico
- $13,000,000
JUDGMENT: In this case a convicted swindler
orchestrated a sophisticated scam using publicly traded shell
corporations and offshore banks.
- $1,500,000
JUDGMENT: This case involved the use of bogus
securities to pay for the purchase of a house.
- $105,000 JUDGMENT:
In this case an elderly couple was swindled out of their life
savings. The judgment includes damages for violations of
Nevada' elder abuse statute.
- $1,100,000
SETTLEMENT: In this case
an elderly couple recovered their life savings that was used to
purchase Mexican time share securities.
- $250,000 SETTLEMENT:
This was a recovery against a
clearing firm for aiding and abetting an underlying penny stock
fraud.
- $250,000 SETTLEMENT:
This was a recovery against an
accountign firm for aiding a convicted swindler in a promissory
note scam.
- $278,000 JUDGMENT:
In this case two elderly investors were sold out
of their safe, secure annuities and placed into a "promissory
note" scam. The verdict represents a return of 100% of the
investors' losses.
- $190,000 AWARD: In
this case a broker churned his client's account for the purposes
of generating commissions
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$174,000
AWARD: In this case two elderly victims were
convinced to invest their life savings in two separate scam
programs that promised safe and steady income. The award
represented a 200% return of their losses, and included an $87,000
punitive damage award.
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$280,000
SETTLEMENT: In this case a group of investors had
their money stolen by a career criminal who funneled the money to
offshore accounts. Investors were told their investment was
guaranteed and would return 13%. In fact, the guarantee was a sham
and the returns investors received came from money deposited by
new investors.
- $180,000 SETTLEMENT:
In this case an elderly woman
received back funds that were lost due to investments in tech
stocks.
- $140,000 SETTLEMENT:
This case involved bogus
research issued by a major broker dealer which caused the loss of
401k funds.
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$72,000
JUDGMENT: In this case an elderly couple was
persuaded to roll their money out of their pension plan and invest
in an oil and gas limited partnership. They never received a
memorandum detailing the investment from the broker, who has since
fled to Mexico.
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$193,350
AWARD: In this case a woman running a small
business took the proceeds of her divorce settlement and gave them
to a broker. The broker churned her account then concentrated the
funds in the shares of a high-risk stock purchased on margin.
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$265,000
AWARD: In this case a broker from a major firm
discovered a company in Australia. He sold his client on the
company, which was not trading on an American exchange. The broker
created his own option forms and, in pencil, sold the client
options to buy shares in the company. The award included an award
for punitive damages.
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$66,440
AWARD: In this case an investment house gave
seminars to retiring aerospace workers. They convinced this
investor to roll his pension into limited partnerships including
oil and gas, pizza restaurants and storage facilities. The award
included a punitive damage award against the principals of the
firm.
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$900,000
SETTLEMENT: This case involved a group of
investors – mostly airline pilots and flight attendants who were
sold shares of a start up company by a broker for a major firm.
The broker never disclosed his personal relationship with the CEO
of the company and never disclosed the company had failed to
secure needed financing to build a factory.
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$69,000
AWARD: In this case an elderly couple who
purchased a "guaranteed’ oil and gas limited partnership lost
everything when the guarantee turned out to be illusory and the
company went bankrupt.
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$51,000
SETTLEMENT: In this case a large IRA custodian
provided faulty investment data to its clientele. Specifically,
the custodian valued illiquid investment as fair market value,
which prevented the investors from discovering the true value of
their
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Liebrader Disclaimer The
information on this page is not intended to be legal advice. Each case and
circumstance is unique, and the firm can not guarantee recoveries to
anyone. If you need additional information, please call for a free
consultation. |