In Regulatory Notice 13-40, FINRA announced that the SEC had approved amendments to its Discovery Guide. The Discovery Guide applies to customer cases (rather than intra-industry cases) and outlines presumptively discoverable documents that the parties to an arbitration should exchange without FINRA or an arbitrator intervening. The amendments concern three areas: (1) electronic discovery, (2) product cases, and (3) affirmations. First, the Discovery Guide was amended to clarify that electronic files are "documents" under the meaning of the Discovery Guide and that ...
"Securities regulation and litigation is a field of law that covers various aspects of transactions and other dealings which involve securities or financial instruments. For example, debt securities, such as bonds, and equity securities, such as common stocks, that may be purchased through the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ).
Burr & Forman attorneys have the experience to assist clients in all forms of securities disputes, whether it is a dispute over the suitability of an investment, over a ...