Tagged with "punitive damages"

Two Former USAA Advisors Granted $1.8 Million for Unfair Termination

Posted on July 11th, 2019 at 4:26 PM
Two Former USAA Advisors Granted $1.8 Million for Unfair Termination

Two former USAA financial advisors, Christoper Johnson and Lee Anne Przybyla, were awarded $1.8 million by a Finra on the grounds of wrongful termination. In May 2017, the two advisors were terminated from USAA in San Antonio, Texas. Besides wrongful termination, the advisors alleged defamation, breach of contract, and negligent supervision. According to Finra, each advisor received $350,000 for punitive damages while Johnson and Przybyla were awarded an additional $500,000 and $350,000 in compensatory damages, respectively.

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Wells Fargo Ordered to Pay a Former Broker $180,000

Posted on December 23rd, 2016 at 9:14 AM
Wells Fargo Ordered to Pay a Former Broker $180,000

A panel of FINRA arbitrators has ordered Wells Fargo to pay a former rep named Shannon M. Powers damages stemming from a counterclaim in which she asserted breach of contract, disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, failure to prevent discrimination and retaliation in violation of California law.

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Finra arbitration panel awards registered representative $417,000 for wrongful termination, defamation

Posted on December 22nd, 2016 at 10:32 AM
Finra arbitration panel awards registered representative $417,000 for wrongful termination, defamation

A Finra arbitration panel awarded $417,000 to a registered representative this week after finding she was wrongfully fired and defamed by her former firm.

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