Panel: Investors Have Standing To Bring Claims Against Investment Advisers

Mealey's (August 30, 2019, 2:09 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal district court erred in finding that investors lacked standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution to sue their former investment advisers for securities fraud under Louisiana law, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Aug. 28 in vacating the district court’s ruling and remanding (Joseph Broyles, et al. v. Commonwealth Advisors Inc., et al., No. 17-30092, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 26070)....