ARBchek - Arbitrator Research Base

1. Vanella v. Robinhood Financial FINRA ID #26-01020 (Boca Raton, FL, 2026-10-12) – In this small claims arbitration, a customer alleging that Respondent broker-dealer was negligent when it allowed unknown third parties to not only try to misappropriate funds from her bank account but also allowed them to make unauthorized transactions, resulting in the liquidation of her stock holdings, loses her case.

2. Hugi v. Edward Jones FINRA ID #26-01320 (Des Moines, IA, 2026-10-21) – In this small claims arbitration, a customer alleging that Respondents failed to inform her of the tax consequences she would incur after switching her securities account from a Standard Brokerage Account to an Advisory Solutions Account loses her case.

3. Zubrilin v. Fidelity Brokerage FINRA ID #26-00943 (New York, NY, 2026-10-14) – In this small claims arbitration, a customer alleging that Respondent broker-dealer wrongfully withheld funds by placing restrictions on his securities account is awarded compensatory damages, along with interest.

4. Beaudoin v. E*TRADE Securities FINRA ID #26-00736 (Memphis, TN, 2026-10-13) – An All-Public Panel dismisses without prejudice, sua sponte, Claimant's case after being notified that he was forbidden from participating in this matter due to his incarceration in a federal state prison but was given the option to re-file his case (if applicable) within the allotted time period under FINRA Rule 12206 (Six-year Eligibility Rule).