Aghmane v. Bank of America Corporation N.A.

  1. February 14, 2018

    Facing Punitive Damages, BofA Settles With Fired Worker

    Bank of America NA reached a confidential settlement late Tuesday night with a former client manager after a California federal jury found the bank had illegally blacklisted and defamed her, resolving the dispute before the jury could deliberate on the amount of punitive damages the bank would have to pay.

  2. February 13, 2018

    Calif. Jury Finds BofA Blacklisted, Defamed Ex-Worker

    A California federal jury on Tuesday found Bank of America NA illegally blacklisted and defamed a former BofA client manager when it listed her with a fraud reporting agency, awarding the former employee compensatory and punitive damages that could surpass $1.6 million.

  3. February 12, 2018

    BofA Is 'Barrel-Chested Bully,' Jury Told As $2M Trial Ends

    Counsel for a former Bank of America client manager urged a California federal jury Monday to find the bank blacklisted and defamed her and award her more than $2 million in damages, saying during closings the bank is a "great big barrel-chested bully" whose "grossly inadequate" fraud investigation ruined her earning potential.

  4. February 09, 2018

    Ex-BofA Worker Overstating Claim, Bank Expert Tells Jury

    Bank of America NA closed out its defense Friday in a California federal trial over a former client manager's blacklisting and defamation claims, calling on a certified public accountant to testify that the plaintiff was "grossly" overstating the value of her blacklisting claim.

  5. February 06, 2018

    BofA Didn't Contact Ex-Worker Over Fraud Probe, Jury Hears

    A Bank of America fraud analyst told a California federal jury Tuesday she never tried to contact a former client manager before reporting her for making fraudulent transactions, testifying during the third day of a trial over defamation and blacklisting claims that the manager's perspective didn't make a difference to her investigation.

  6. February 05, 2018

    BofA Fraud Report An 'Ambush,' Ex-Worker Tells Jury

    A former Bank of America client manager told a California federal jury Monday the bank "ambushed" her when it fired her and listed her with a fraud reporting agency, testifying during the second day of a blacklisting and defamation trial that she was never told the bank was investigating her for fraud.

  7. February 02, 2018

    BofA 'Murdered' Ex-Client Manager's Career, Jury Told

    A former Bank of America client manager took the stand Friday during the first day of a California federal jury trial over allegations the bank defamed and illegally blacklisted her when it fired her and listed her with a fraud reporting agency, testifying that the bank's actions "murdered" her career.