Illinois Security and Commodities Fraud Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
FAQs about restrictive covenants
- What are restrictive covenants?
- Under what circumstances will a court enforce a restrictive covenant?
- Will the courts enforce a restrictive covenant that was executed after the employee began working for his employer?
- Will the courts modify the terms of an unreasonable restrictive covenant to make it enforceable?
- How do courts view restrictive covenants included in a contract for the sale of a business?
- What will the courts do when they find that a valid restrictive covenant has been violated?
FAQs regarding customer claims against brokerage firms and individual brokers
- Where can a customer of a securities or a commodity brokerage firm bring a claim against the firm and his broker?
- What type of claims are typically brought against brokerage firms and their individual brokers?
- What is unauthorized trading?
- What is churning?
- What is an unsuitability claim?
- What is a breach of fiduciary duty claim?
- What does a customer have to prove to establish fraud?
- Is there a limit on the amount of time a customer has to file a claim?