Douglas E Hill

Douglas E Hill is currently employed as a Broker and/or Investment Adviser at EDWARD JONES located at 12555 MANCHESTER ROAD, ST. LOUIS, MO, 63131.

Douglas E Hill has worked at EDWARD JONES since December 04, 1968

Disclosure History

Douglas E Hill has 5 Disclosure Event(s).

Date: March 15, 2004
Category: Customer Dispute
Allegations: ALL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WERE NAMED WITH NO ALLEGATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL MISCONDUCT. PURPORTED CLASS ACTION INVOLVING MUTUAL FUND PURCHASERS ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 10(B) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT AND SEC RULE 10B-5, FRAUD ON THE MARKET AND VIOLATION OF SECTION 20(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT WITH REGARD TO REVENUE SHARING. (AMOUNT CLAIMED: UNSPECIFIED COMPENSATORY DAMAGES, COSTS, ATTORNEYS' FEES AND INTEREST)
Settlement Amount: $127,500,000.00
Broker Comment: SETTLED AS PART OF SPAHN V. EDWARD D. JONES & CO., ET AL. (12/12/06) FINAL APPROVAL TO THE SETTLEMENT WAS GRANTED 10/25/07.

Date: February 13, 2004
Category: Customer Dispute
Allegations: ALL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WERE NAMED WITH NO ALLEGATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL MISCONDUCT. PURPORTED CLASS ACTION OF MUTUAL FUND PURCHASERS ALLEGING THE VIOLATION OF SECURITIES LAWS INCLUDING 10(B) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT, RULE 10B-5, SECTION 20(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT AND FRAUD ON THE MARKET WITH REGARD TO REVENUE SHARING. (AMOUNT CLAIMED: UNSPECIFIED COMPENSATORY DAMAGES, COSTS, ATTOREYS' FEES AND EXPENSES)
Settlement Amount: $127,500,000.00
Broker Comment: SETTLED AS PART OF SPAHN V. EDWARD D. JONES & CO., ET AL. (12/12/06) FINAL APPROVAL TO THE SETTLEMENT WAS GRANTED 10/25/07.

Date: January 29, 2004
Category: Customer Dispute
Allegations: ALL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WERE NAMED WITH NO ALLEGATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL MISCONDUCT. ALLEGED CLASS ACTION WITH CLAIMS OF VIOLATION OF 10(B) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT AND RULE 10B-5 AND VIOLATION OF SECTION 20(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT IN PARTICIPATING IN REVENUE SHARING WITH MUTUAL FUND COMPANIES. (AMOUNT CLAIMED: NOT SPECIFIED BUT TO INCLUDE INTEREST, COMPENSATORY DAMAGES, COSTS, ATTORNEYUS' FEE AND EXPERT FEES)
Settlement Amount: $127,500,000.00
Broker Comment: SETTLED AS PART OF SPAHN V. EDWARD D. JONES & CO., ET AL. (12/12/06) FINAL APPROVAL TO THE SETTLEMENT WAS GRANTED 10/25/07.

Date: January 23, 2004
Category: Customer Dispute
Allegations: ALL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WERE NAMED WITH NO ALLEGATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL MISCONDUCT. ALLEGED CLASS ACTION WITH CLAIMS OF VIOLATION OF 10(B) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT AND RULE 10B-5 AND VIOLATION OF SECTION 20(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT IN PARTICIPATING IN REVENUE SHARING WITH MUTUAL FUND COMPANIES. (AMOUNT CLAIMED: NOT SPECIFIED)
Settlement Amount: $127,500,000.00
Broker Comment: A SETTLEMENT WAS PRELIMINARILY APPROVED BY THE U. S. DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI AND THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURIINVOLVING A CLASS OF PERSONS WHO BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1999 AND DECEMBER 31,2004 PURCHASED OR ACQUIRED SHARES IN THE MUTUAL FUND FAMILIES LORD ABBETT & CO., AMERICAN FUNDS, FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC., GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC., PUTNAM INVESTMENTS AND VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS THROUGH JONES EITHER AS BROKER OR AS LISTED AS BROKER/DEALER OF RECORD. JONES HAS PAID $55,000,000 INTO THE SETTLEMENT FUND. FOLLOWING FINAL COURT APPROVAL THE MONEY WILL BE PAID TO PLAINTIFFS' ATTORNEYS' FOR FEES AND TO CLASS MEMBERS WHO ARE NO LONGER CUSTOMERS OF JONES. IN ADDITION, JONES WILL DISTRIBUTE$72,500,000 IN CREDIT VOUCHERS TO CLASS MEMBERS WHO ARE CURRENT CUSTOMERS OF JONES. (12/12/06) FINAL APPROVAL TO THE SETTLEMENT WAS GRANTED ON 10/25/07.

Date: January 10, 2004
Category: Customer Dispute
Allegations: ALL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WERE NAMED WITH NO ALLEGATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL MISCONDUCT. PURPORTED CLASS ACTION OF MUTUAL FUND PURCHASERS ALLEGING THE VIOLATION OF SECURITIES LAWS INCLUDING 10(B) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT, RULE 10B-5, SECTION 20(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT AND FRAUD ON THE MARKET WITH REGARD TO REVENUE SHARING. (AMOUNT CLAIMED: UNSPECIFIED COMPENSATORY DAMAGES, COSTS, ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES.
Settlement Amount: $127,500,000.00
Broker Comment: SETTLED AS PART OF SPAHN V. EDWARD D. JONES & CO., ET AL. (12/12/06) FINAL APPROVAL TO THE SETTLEMENT WAS GRANTED 10/25/07.

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