December 15, 2016
A Manhattan federal jury needed just over two hours to reject a former HSBC Securities senior vice president's claims that he was retaliated against for standing up for a female sexual harassment victim, delivering a verdict Thursday morning that the bank is not liable.
December 14, 2016
Manhattan jurors asked Wednesday to see performance reviews given to former HSBC Securities executive Michael Picarella and those of a woman promoted ahead of him in 2012 after Picarella's counsel told them his client was "locked out and shut off" from bank operations — and denied advancement — for coming to the aid of a sexual harassment victim.
December 12, 2016
The Manhattan federal judge overseeing a former HSBC Securities executive's retaliation trial against the bank dismissed a male juror Monday after an alleged incident in which the juror is said to have uttered profanities at a courthouse security guard during a routine screening.
December 09, 2016
The former HSBC Securities senior vice president who claims the bank punished him for sticking up for a victim of sexual harassment was a weak-link employee who often hid out in a darkened office chatting on his mobile phone, his former boss told a Manhattan jury Friday.
December 06, 2016
Former HSBC Securities Senior Vice President Michael Picarella conceded Tuesday that he took part in disparaging a female sales analyst before later complaining of sexual harassment on her behalf, as a Manhattan federal jury heard evidence on his claim that the bank executed a campaign of retaliation against him for interceding.
April 30, 2015
A former HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. employee who says the company retaliated against him for reporting that a now-fired executive was sexually harassing a female subordinate asked a New York federal court Wednesday to quash an HSBC subpoena seeking information from his former employer, Barclays Capital.
March 26, 2015
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. recently denied a bonus payment to an employee who sued the bank in August for retaliation after he complained that his boss was sexually harassing a colleague, according to a Thursday filing in New York federal court.
October 21, 2014
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. is facing a pair of lawsuits in New York federal court alleging it retaliated against employees who reported that a now-fired executive was sexually harassing a female subordinate, including by pressuring her to have sex with bank clients.