ARBchek - Arbitrator Research Base

1. Brebner v. Morgan Stanley FINRA ID #26-00586 (Phoenix, AZ, 2026-08-13) – An Arbitrator explains in detail why he decided to award the Claimant compensatory damages, finding that not only should the Spotify transaction not have taken place, but he is entitled to damages relating to losses he incurred with respect to the sale of the META stock as well as recovery of any advisory fees he paid in September of 2025.

2. Bostaph v. Allstate Financial FINRA ID #25-02486 (San Francisco, CA, 2026-08-21) – An Arbitrator explains why she has decided to grant, without prejudice, Respondent broker-dealer's Pre-Hearing Motion to Dismiss pursuant to FINRA Rule 13206 (Six-year Eligibility Rule for Industry Disputes) after finding that the Form U5 that Claimant seeks to expunge was filed in September 2017, more than seven years prior to the filing of the Statement of Claim and is ineligible for arbitration.

3. Von Klitzing v. Fidelity Brokerage FINRA ID #26-00758 (Norfolk, VA, 2026-08-21) – In this small claims arbitration, an Arbitrator denies a customer's case involving a system error that occurred on Respondent broker-dealer's trading platform, after determining that said customer failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Respondent was responsible for the trading losses or that he is entitled to damages relating to such.