Securities Fraud

    Generally investors are given powerful rights to recover from the perpetrators of  investment fraud.  Potential defendants include officers and directors, other participants, and those who materially aid the fraud.  Oregon has a significantly higher standard of protection from those who "materially aid" than Washington reaching even to lawyers doing ordinary legal work. 

    Stock brokers and their firms are also liable in certain circumstances.  These investment professionals are required to recommend only investments suitable for the investor's objectives.  They are also fiduciaries who must put the client first, particularly before their desire to obtain commissions.

	Liability of Stock Brokers
	Uniform Securities Act
	Oregon Securities Law
	Washington Securities Law
	Federal Securities Law