The Securities Arbitration Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes Files $350,000 Claim Against Morgan Stanley on Behalf of UPS Employee As It Continues To Investigate Claims on Behalf of Current and Former UPS Employees

The Securities Arbitration Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes (“K&T”), www.nasd-law.com, announced today that it filed a claim against Morgan Stanley on behalf of a UPS UPS employee for losses sustained as a result of maintaining a concentrated, leveraged position in UPS stock. The suit was filed with FINRA's arbitration department, and seeks damages of $350,000.

According to the Claim, the Claimant worked for over 30 years with UPS and accumulated shares of the company through UPS' Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Managers Incentive Program. Claimant also opened a Hypothecation Loan (“hypo loan”) whereby the UPS stock served as collateral. The UPS stock and loan eventually were transferred to Morgan Stanley. While Morgan Stanley loaned Claimant money using his UPS stock as collateral, Morgan Stanley failed to recommend a collar and/or protective put option as a risk management strategy to protect Claimant's concentrated position in UPS stock. A collar and/or protective put option would have prevented a collateral call on the loan when the UPS stock substantially declined below the loan-to-value-ratio. Morgan Stanley, looking to make money on the loan, facilitated the unsuitable investment strategy of borrowing against a concentrated stock position without a collar and/or protective put option in place. By failing to protect the concentrated position and/or recommend risk management strategies, Claimant received collateral calls which triggered the sale of his UPS stock. This case is about the failure of Morgan Stanley to collar and/or protect Claimant's UPS stock which represented a substantial portion of his life savings.

The sole purpose of this release is to investigate, on behalf of our clients, the sales practices of Morgan Stanley in connection with the handling of concentrated, leveraged stock portfolios for UPS employees. Current and former UPS employees who held accounts with Morgan Stanley, or other full-service brokerage firms, and have information relating to the manner in which the firm handled their concentrated, leveraged portfolios, are encouraged to contact Steven D. Toskes, Esquire or Jahan K. Manasseh, Esquire of Klayman & Toskes, P.A., at 888-997-9956, or visit us on the web at www.nasd-law.com.