ISRAELS & NEUMAN, PLC – Kansas Securities Attorneys
Section 12a501 of the Kansas Uniform Securities Act.
Israels & Neuman are securities arbitration and investment fraud attorneys that represent Kansas residents who have been wronged by their stockbrokers and brokerage firms. Our investment fraud attorneys have previously represented investors who have brought claims a large Overland Park, Kansas brokerage firm.
Kansas residents are protected by the provisions of the Kansas Uniform Securities Act. This Act provides for the regulation of the sale of securities to Kansas residents and to Kansas financial advisors and stockbrokers. Additionally, the Kansas Securities Commissioner, with offices in Topeka, was created to help enforce the provisions of the Kansas Uniform Securities Act.
Section 12a501 of the Kansas Uniform Securities Act provides for liability if a financial advisor or investment advisor misrepresents the risks of an investment to you. In particular, this statute provides that:
It is unlawful for a person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of a security, directly or indirectly:
(1) To employ a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
(2) to make an untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make a statement made, in the light of the circumstances under which it is made, not misleading; or
(3) to engage in an act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon another person.
See Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12a501. Kansas also provides regulations that bar certain conduct, including making unsuitable investment recommendations and engaging in excessive trading or churning. The Kansas Uniform Securities Act further provides civil remedies in the event that the Act is violated:
(b) Liability of seller to purchaser. A person is liable to the purchaser if the person sells a security in violation of K.S.A. 17-12a301, and amendments thereto, or by means of an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make a statement made, in light of the circumstances under which it is made, not misleading, the purchaser not knowing the untruth or omission and the seller not sustaining the burden of proof that the seller did not know and, in the exercise of reasonable care, could not have known of the untruth or omission. An action under this subsection is governed by the following:
(1) The purchaser may maintain an action to recover the consideration paid for the security, less the amount of any income received on the security, and interest from the date of the purchase at the rate provided for interest on judgments by K.S.A. 16-204, and amendments thereto, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees determined by the court, upon the tender of the security, or for actual damages as provided in paragraph (3).
(2) The tender referred to in paragraph (1) may be made any time before entry of judgment. Tender requires only notice in a record of ownership of the security and willingness to exchange the security for the amount specified. A purchaser that no longer owns the security may recover actual damages as provided in paragraph (3).
(3) Actual damages in an action arising under this subsection are the amount that would be recoverable upon a tender less the value of the security when the purchaser disposed of it, and interest from the date of the purchase at the rate provided for interest on judgments by K.S.A. 16-204, and amendments thereto, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees determined by the court.
If your financial advisor or stockbroker makes misrepresentations to you when selling securities, he or she may be liable for your losses. In addition, the brokerage firm that your advisor works for may also be liable.
Israels & Neuman PLC is a securities arbitration and investment fraud law firm with offices in Denver, Colorado and the Seattle area. We represent investors in FINRA arbitration and securities arbitration proceedings in all 50 states, including representing investors throughout Kansas, and in Wichita, Kansas City, Overland Park, Topeka, Olathe, Lawrence, Manhattan, Lenexa, Salina, and Leavenworth. Our securities attorneys have represented over one thousand investors against many brokerage firms in the past, including VSR Financial, LPL Financial, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Smith Barney, Stifel Nicolaus & Company, UBS Financial Services, Oppenheimer, Charles Schwab, Wells Fargo Advisors, Ameriprise Financial Services, Raymond James, ProEquities, Securities America, National Securities Corp., and many others.
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If you are a resident of Kansas and have lost money with your financial advisor or investment advisor, please CONTACT ISRAELS & NEUMAN at 206-795-5798 for a free evaluation of your case.