Legal Opinion
North v. Smarsh, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 22, 2017No. Civil Action No. 16-1922 (RMC)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, United States District Judge
Thaddeus J. North and Mark P. Pompeo were registered securities brokers who were charged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) with improprieties and ultimately subjected to fines and suspensions. Both men vehemently insist that FINRA relied on false data, made available to it by Smarsh, Inc., its alleged co-conspirator. Both Defendants have filed motions to dismiss. In these circumstances, the Court gives Plaintiffs’ Complaint a generous reading and allows all reasonable inferences to fall in their favor.…
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