23-03617 Edith Apostal, Kathy Apostal, William Apostal, The Estate of Peter Apostal v. Matthew Wilkes
FINRA Dispute Resolution Services · Securities (FINRA) · United States · January 12, 2024
Why it matters
Edith Apostal, Kathy Apostal, William Apostal, The Estate of Peter Apostal v. Matthew Wilkes, decided in FINRA arbitration. In this case a dispute between parties in the US securities industry. For a student, it shows how FINRA arbitration works: the binding, largely private forum where the great majority of US securities disputes are resolved instead of the courts, with awards enforceable in court and open to challenge only on narrow grounds.
Summary
Edith Apostal, Kathy Apostal, William Apostal, The Estate of Peter Apostal v. Matthew Wilkes: a FINRA arbitration award (case 23-03617), 05/08/2026. The panel's decision is set out in the award.
The detail
Parties: Edith Apostal, Kathy Apostal, William Apostal, The Estate of Peter Apostal v. Matthew Wilkes
Case number: FINRA Case No. 23-03617
Outcome: See the original for the panel's decision.
Applicable law: FINRA Code of Arbitration Procedure; United States securities law; the parties' brokerage agreement.
Issues in play: An investor's or an industry member's claim, decided in FINRA's arbitration forum rather than the courts.
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