Legal Opinion
Schouten v. Jakubiak (In re Jakubiak)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided October 1, 2018No. Case No. 15-21424-GMH; Adv. Proc. No. 16-02141-GMHPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
G. Michael Halfenger, United States Bankruptcy Judge
Gilbert Schouten gave debtor Robert Jakubiak a loan, and Jakubiak gave Schouten investment advice. The loan went unpaid. The advice was bad.
Schouten sued. He commenced an arbitration proceeding with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against Jakubiak; Jakubiak's cohort, Timothy Stout; and Jakubiak's former employer, MML Investors Services, LLC, an entity regulated by FINRA. After Jakubiak failed to answer the arbitration complaint, the arbitrator awarded Schouten $75,000 against Jakubiak. A Wisconsin Circuit Court entered a…
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