Investors in Diversified Lending Group May Be Able to Pursue FINRA Arbitration to Recover Losses After Class Certification Bid Was Rejected

Investors in Diversified Lending Group Inc., allegedly solicited by Tony Russon and other agents who worked under him at Russon Financial Services, may be able to sue Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in FINRA Arbitration after their California class action failed to obtain certification.  In Los Angeles this past week, a California Superior Court judge in Cantor et al. v. MetLife Inc. et al. rejected the class certification bid from 212 investors whose claims were based on being the victims of an alleged Ponzi scheme said to involve fraudulent investments sold by agents of MetLife and subsidiary New England Life Insurance Co.

It has been alleged that MetLife and New England Life failed to properly supervise Mr. Russon and others while they were unlawfully convincing investors to place large sums of money with Diversified Lending Group Inc.  According to reports, DLG was run by alleged Ponzi schemer, Bruce Friedman.  Investors reportedly lost millions to the scheme, devastating themselves and their families.

However, all may not be lost for investors after the class failed certification.  Investors may be able to pursue their claims in FINRA arbitration.  Arbitration works similarly to court proceedings in many ways, and it is a forum in which victimized investors regularly recover losses resulting from Ponzi schemes and other fraudulent investments.

The attorneys at Malecki Law have significant experience representing Ponzi scheme victims in arbitration.  The attorneys at Malecki Law have successfully litigated multiple claims on behalf of individual investors, as well as large groups of investors, who lost millions of dollars in Ponzi and Ponzi-style schemes.

It is the right of any and all investors who believe they may have been the victim of a Ponzi scheme to contact our offices to explore their legal rights and options. If you or a family member invested in DLG, contact the securities fraud lawyers at Malecki Law for a free consultation and case evaluation at (212) 943-1233.

 

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