Provident Royalties- Class Action Lawsuit
$80 Million Settlement Reached with Securities America and Ameriprise Financial
On July 25, 2011, a Federal District Court in Dallas, Texas granted final approval of an $80 million class action settlement on behalf of Securities America customers who purchased private placement investments in Medical Capital Notes and Provident Royalties, both of which were revealed to be Ponzi schemes. Investors will recover an average of over $30,000 per person through the settlement.
>> Read the press release
Provident Royalties Ponzi Scheme Lawsuit- Case Background
In July 2009, the SEC formally charged Provident Royalties and its founders with securities fraud in connection with an alleged $485 million Ponzi scheme to defraud natural gas and oil investors. The complaint charges that Provident made a series of fraudulent offerings of preferred stock and limited partnership interests and sold them to approximately 7,700 investors. It is alleged that Provident promised investors annual returns of up to 18 percent from investments in oil and gas real estate, leases, and mineral rights, but failed to disclose that a significant portion of investors’ funds were being used to pay previous investors.
Girard Gibbs filed one of the first class action lawsuits on behalf of investors who purchased interests in Provident Royalties. The class action lawsuit alleged violations of federal securities laws against that the broker-dealers who sold the offerings.
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Girard Gibbs is a national litigation firm representing consumers, investors, employees, and small businesses in cases involving consumer protection, personal injury, securities, antitrust, and employment laws. The firm’s senior partners, Daniel Girard and Eric Gibbs, have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 and Northern California Super Lawyers, and have earned AV-Preeminent ratings from Martindale-Hubbell, recognizing them in the highest class of attorneys for professional ethics and legal skills.
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PROVIDENT ROYALTIES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT DOCUMENTS
- Provident Royalties Press Release - Distribution of $80 Million Settlement
- Provident Royalties Class Action Second Amended Complaint
- Provident Royalties Class Action First Amended Complaint
- Provident Class Action Case Management Order
- Provident Royalties Press Release - Girard Gibbs Appointed Interim Co-Lead Counsel
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Girard Gibbs Appointed as Co-Lead Counsel in Provident Royalties Class Action Lawsuit
- On November 5, 2009, U.S. District Judge Royal Furgeson appointed Girard Gibbs LLP and Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling LLP ("ZSZ") as Interim Co-Lead Counsel in the consolidated case. As co-lead counsel, Girard Gibbs and ZSZ will be responsible for conducting and coordinating pretrial proceedings in the litigation on behalf of all plaintiffs in the case.
- ORDER APPOINTING GIRARD GIBBS AS CO-LEAD COUNSEL
