Bloomberg Law
Jan. 8, 2019, 7:40 PM UTC

Wells Fargo Beats Termination Suit Tied to Cross-Selling

Jacklyn Wille
Jacklyn Wille
Reporter

Wells Fargo Bank defeated an appeal by a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., employee who said she was fired for refusing to participate in the illicit sales practices that drove a 2016 national scandal and led to $185 million in penalties.

Diana Berber isn’t entitled to a preliminary injunction forcing Wells Fargo to rehire her as a personal banker, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held Jan. 8.

Berber’s alleged injury—improper job loss—was one that could be solved by a money payment, not an irreparable injury calling for injunctive relief, the court said. And her three-year delay in filing ...

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