Arbitration and Litigation for Securities and Investments Lawyer
Diane A. Nygaard, P.A.
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117 West 20th Suite 201 Kansas City, Missouri 64108 USA |
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(816) 531-3100
www.investorfraudsite.com
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Attorney Diane Nygaard is dedicated to helping investors who have lost money because of securities investment fraud, stockbroker or advisor misconduct or negligence. Ms. Nygaard has represented thousands of investors in the U.S. and abroad who have been defrauded, deceived, or misled by their stockbrokers, insurance agents, trustees, financial planners or financial advisors. Ms. Nygaard has recovered millions of dollars for investors and insurance policy holders.
Diane Nygaard's national practice specializes in Securities Litigation and Arbitration, Securities Class Actions, Investor Litigation, Investor Arbitration, Annuity and Insurance Litigation, Consumer Protection, and Class Actions. She represents individual investors, trusts, pension plans, and insurance policyholders. She believes that Americans who lose their savings due to the fraudulent actions of securities firms deserve the highest quality of legal representation.
It has been almost three years since the Auction Rate Securities market collapsed. Investors who still have auction rate securities should talk to an attorney. Diane Nygaard is still accepting new cases for investors with Auction Rate Securities.
Year this Office was Established: 1987
Languages: English
Practice Areas
Additional Practice Areas: Securities Litigation & Arbitration; Auction Rate Securities; Annuity and Insurance Litigation; Excessive Fees by Mutual Funds.
Practice Areas Description
Attorney Diane A. Nygaard provides legal services on the following areas of practice:- Securities Litigation & Arbitration
If you have been researching securities arbitration lawyers, consider Diane A. Nygaard. She has been successfully representing clients for decades, and provides the skill, experience and in-depth knowledge of complex legal issues required to get the job done. It is important to take quick action as it increases your chances of recovering your losses. We represent Investors in Disputes with their Brokers or Financial Advisors on the following: Churning or excessive trading in their accounts; Material misrepresentations or omissions; Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Unsuitability; Unauthorized Trading and Failure to Follow Instructions.
- Auction Rate Securities
Many brokerage firms sold "Auction Rate Securities" to individuals, corporations and pension plans as being safe and liquid cash equivalents. However, in February 2008, the group of broker/dealers supporting the "auctions" backed away and billions of dollars of savings were frozen. As a result, investors have been saddled with investments that are neither as liquid as cash nor as safe as cash. We are still accepting new auction rate securities cases, including those where the account has moved from the brokerage firm that recommended them. The auctions failed almost three years ago-arbitrations should be promptly filed.
- Class Actions
When many individuals suffer damages from a common wrong, a class action can obtain relief for a class of people. Cases involving price movements in a stock, a course of misconduct by the same broker or brokerage firm, or by an insurance company and its agents are typically handled as class actions. Diane Nygaard has served as one of lead counsel in many class actions arising under federal and state securities and consumer fraud statutes.
- Annuity and Insurance Litigation
Insurance sales positions have lower barriers to entry than brokerage firms. Unfortunately, many former brokers who are no longer allowed to sell securities become "financial planners,” holding only an insurance license. A second problem with annuities from the investor's perspective is that annuity expenses are extremely high. Diane Nygaard has extensive experience representing investors in litigation, including several class actions against insurance companies, arising from racially discriminatory pricing of life insurance, misleading sales presentations of annuities and other life insurance products.
- Representing Whistleblowers on Securities Fraud
Now, however, there’s a good reason to be the first to tip off the SEC. The Dodd Frank Act now requires the SEC to hire more people to investigate tips of fraud. Also, someone who gives the SEC “original information” about a securities fraud will share in any recovery by the SEC. The Act requires that the “whistleblower” receive 10 to 30% of the amount recovered, which, in a large Enron-like or Madoff-like case, would be millions of dollars. Borrowing the IRS’ approach, the SEC is gearing up to pursue reports of fraud immediately and effectively. A whistleblower, however, needs to follow the statutorily-required steps.
- Excessive Fees by Mutual Funds
Mutual funds have advantages for investors: they choose and monitor stock positions, they allocate assets among various sectors, and they minimize volatility. However, they also add a layer of fees. Investors in mutual funds have to pay for their services — and sometimes those fees are so high that they make no sense for investors. If they are excessive, the fees can be recovered by investors under Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act.
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