A former JPMorgan broker, fired over a $642.50 deli bill for a Super Bowl party, has been awarded $4.25 million in damages. A FINRA panel ruled in his favor, changing his termination status and suggesting the bank acted preemptively. The broker claims JPMorgan used the incident as a pretext to push him out amid internal fears of brokers leaving.

A former JPMorgan broker who claimed he was wrongly fired over a $642.50 deli platter (food platter) linked to a business meeting has been awarded about $4 million in damages by a…

‘We vehemently disagree with FINRA's decision and are disappointed by this outcome,’ a spokesperson for JPMorgan said