Tim O'Connor's Blog

The sale of low-priced, thinly-traded shares of companies, usually traded on the Pink Sheets, the OTC Bulletin Board and other exchanges, has seen a resurgence in the past few years.  The high-pressured telephone cold call and Internet-based sale of penny stocks to unsuspecting and inexperienced brokers have been the target of numerous recent regulatory investigations […]

Is the Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund class action right for you?  If you have not taken the required steps to opt out of this Fund, you may automatically be included in the Fund, thereby losing your rights to pursue an individualized direct claim against Oppenheimer for losses you have sustained. The financial crisis of September […]

Lottery winners are oftentimes the biggest losers when it comes to entrusting their lottery awards to financial advisers.  Stories of lottery winners going bankrupt within a matter of years after winning millions are common. Lottery winners are also common victims of unscrupulous financial advisors, securities fraud, and theft-type schemes. The common thread in lottery winner victimization […]

In the pending appeal of Assured Guaranty v. J.P. Morgan, Inc., the Appellant, J.P. Morgan, is seeking a court determination that investors are preempted from and otherwise prevented from pursuing claims for non-fraud civil causes of action such as negligence, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty.  The Public Investors Bar Association has submitted […]

Sales of variable annuities to senior citizens and tens of thousands of Americans continue, despite concerns regarding their suitability and appropriateness.  The top insurance company sales of variable annuity products include Prudential Annuities, MetLife, Jackson National Life, Lincoln Financial Group, AXA Equitable, AIG Companies, Riversource Life Insurance, Nationwide Financial, ING, Aegeon USA, Sun Life Financial, […]