Burge, McCardle Present “Using State Statutes to Amplify Your Client’s Damages Claim & Target Additional Defendants” at PIABA Annual Meeting

Fishman Haygood partners Jason Burge and Lance McCardle recently spoke on “Using State Statutes to Amplify Your Client’s Damages Claim and Target Additional Defendants” at the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association’s (PIABA) 33^rd Annual Meeting and Securities Law Seminar. The four-day event offered presentations on securities topics, artificial intelligence, FINRA updates, and more. Click here to learn more about PIABA’s annual meeting.

Alongside co-presenter Mike Yan of SLCG Economic Consulting, Burge and McCardle explored how to use different states’ statutes to increase claimants’ damages models, as well as to bring in secondarily liable parties. Among other sources of statutory liability for brokers, the panel covered Blue Sky laws, elder Abuse statutes, Unfair Trade Practices, and Whistleblower Acts.

Established in 1990, PIABA is an educational and networking international bar association for attorneys who represent public investors in securities disputes. Both Burge and McCardle have served as editor-in-chief of the PIABA Bar Journal, which publishes three volumes annually on topics relevant to investor attorneys. McCardle currently sits on the PIABA Board of Directors.

Fishman Haygood represents individuals, companies, pension funds, hospitals, cities, and states in securities litigation and arbitration. The firm’s securities section regularly obtains successful results on behalf of investors suing large financial institutions that have mishandled their investments. Click here to learn more about the firm’s securities section and the types of cases we have handled.