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Odeon Capital Group LLC v Hilltop Securities Inc. (FINRA 24-00407) (FINRA Dispute Resolution Services)

Why it matters

Odeon Capital Group LLC v Hilltop Securities Inc., decided in FINRA arbitration, where the great majority of disputes in the American securities industry are settled rather than in the courts. The sum in issue was $3,543,253.00. A FINRA award is final and binding, open to challenge only on the narrow grounds the law allows.

Summary

A dispute between Odeon Capital Group LLC and Hilltop Securities Inc., heard by FINRA, which arbitrates the great majority of disagreements in the American securities industry. They sought $3,543,253.00 in damages. The panel found for the claimant and ordered payment of $748,000.00. A FINRA award is final and binding, open to challenge only on the narrow grounds the law permits. The full reasons sit in the original, linked here.

The detail

Parties: Odeon Capital Group LLC v Hilltop Securities Inc.

Case number: FINRA Case No. 24-00407

Outcome: Award for the claimant of $748,000.00.

Quantum: $748,000.00

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.

Read the full decision at FINRA Arbitration Awards Online ↗

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