Christopher Duke Bennett – Chris Bennett – Financial Advisor Licensed with J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A., May Recover Investor Losses on Breitburn Energy and/or Other Investments
Chris Bennett has been licensed with J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC since 1995. FINRA reports that 4 arbitration claims have been filed involving Chris Bennett’s conduct while licensed with J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC, alleging breach of fiduciary duty, violation of Kentucky’s Securities Act, common law fraud, breach of contract, restitution, negligence/negligent misrepresentation/omission and/or negligent supervision related to the purchase of Breitburn Energy. The largest of these pending arbitration claims seeks $5,000,000 in damages.
FINRA also reports that a fifth arbitration claim was filed alleging that Chris Bennett executed transactions in accounts without authorizations, allocated her assets in an unsuitable manner for age and investment objectives without discussing the risks associated with such re-allocation, and engaged in excessive trading in accounts. This arbitration claim did not settle and proceeded to final hearing. The arbitration panel found J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC and Christopher Duke Bennett jointly and severally liable for and ordered them to pay the Claimant the sum of $445,000.00 in compensatory damages.
If you lost any money on Breitburn Energy and/or other investments with Chris Bennett, you may be able to recover your losses from J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC. This is because J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC had a duty to supervise Chris Bennett.
If you lost money on Breitburn Energy and/or other investments with Chris Bennett and believe that the investments may have been unsuitable or otherwise improper for you, we would like to discuss the possibility of your retaining our firm to represent you in an arbitration action against J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC concerning Chris Bennett’s conduct. There is no charge for an evaluation of your case. Further, we handle our cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that unless we recover money for you, we charge no attorney’s fee. Unless you recover any money, you pay us nothing, not even the costs and expenses which the firm will advance on your behalf.
Kalju Nekvasil, Esq., formerly regional counsel with the NASD, now known as FINRA, has practiced in this area of the law for more than 35 years. We would like to discuss the possibility of your retaining our firm to represent you in an arbitration action.
Goodman and Nekvasil has recovered more than $180 million on behalf of victimized investors. If you lost money on Breitburn Energy and/or other investments with Chris Bennett and would like your case evaluated by a securities attorney (again, there is no charge for an evaluation and all cases are handled on a purely contingency fee basis), please contact us.