Background: For more information, please visit our GWG L Bond Investor Recovery Center. How Much Will GWG L Bond Investors Receive from the Bankruptcy Settlements? On April 30, 2025, the GWG Litigation Trustee filed a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Settlements in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. According to the…
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On April 2, 2025, the GWG Wind Down Trust filed its status report with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, providing crucial updates for GWG L Bond investors. This report details the Trust’s activities for the quarter and year ending December 31, 2024, revealing that the Trust has sold nearly…
Continue reading ›What You Need to Know: Western International Securities Agrees to Settle Lawsuit with the SEC On July 31, 2024, the SEC announced that it had reached an agreement with Western International Securities and five of its registered representatives to settle an ongoing lawsuit arising out of the sale of high-risk and speculative L Bonds issued…
Continue reading ›In recent court filings, Emerson Equity LLC has disclosed that it has paid over $2.1 million in attorney fees and arbitration costs through January 1, 2024, to defend itself from more than 60 customer complaints related to its sale of GWG L Bonds. In addition, according to public disclosure reports for its brokers, Emerson Equity…
Continue reading ›Iorio Altamirano LLP and its experienced GWG Holdings L Bonds attorneys, representing retail investors nationwide, continue to investigate and file claims against Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. for its sale of speculative, high-risk, illiquid, high-commission, and unrated GWG L Bonds to retail investors. The law firm’s investigation is ongoing after three separate arbitration panels awarded investors…
Continue reading ›On February 15, 2024, the GWG Wind Down Trust filed a status report with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas for the quarter ending December 31, 2023. Although the status report did not include an updated financial statement, there are several key takeaways: We believe that there is no obvious…
Continue reading ›Iorio Altamirano LLP and its experienced GWG Holdings L Bonds attorneys continue to investigate and file claims against Centaurus Financial for its sale of risky and speculative GWG L Bonds to mom-and-pop investors. The law firm’s investigation is ongoing after two separate FINRA arbitration panels awarded investors damages in connection with the sale of L…
Continue reading ›**Update: November 1, 2023** On October 13, 2023, the GWG Wind Down Trust sold two of its four assets for only approximately $10.5 million. The GWG Wind Down Trust sold its largest tangible asset, its portfolio of life insurance policies, realizing only $10 million in cash. In addition, on October 13, 2023, the GWG Wind…
Continue reading ›An elderly couple in their upper 80s filed a FINRA arbitration claim against David Lerner Associates, Inc. (“David Lerner Associates”) to recover losses and damages of up to $1 million. The couple, represented by securities arbitration law firm Iorio Altamirano LLP, alleges that David Lerner Associates recommended an unsuitable investment strategy to invest and concentrate…
Continue reading ›Introduction When disputes arise between investors and brokerage firms, they are usually resolved through arbitration. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) offers a streamlined and cost-effective dispute resolution forum for resolving disputes in the securities industry. In this blog post, we’ll take a deep dive into FINRA arbitration, its key features, benefits, and what you…
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