The expanded lawsuit adds new defendants and claims the bank destroyed the former executive's career after he reported misconduct
The former JPMorgan Chase vice president whose sexual harassment lawsuit went viral earlier this year has filed a significantly expanded federal complaint in Manhattan, adding new defendants, new claims of racial discrimination, and allegations that the largest U.S. bank wrecked his career after he reported the misconduct.
Chirayu Rana, a Nepali American former deal originator in JPMorgan's leveraged finance division in New York, filed the complaint on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, according to Reuters and a statement from his legal team at Joseph & Norinsberg LLC. The 82-page filing names the bank alongside executive director Lorna Hajdini, managing directors Brandon Graffeo and Jon Wolter, and associate Kelly Crowe as defendants.
A JPMorgan spokesperson, speaking on behalf of the defendants, told Reuters the bank doesn't believe there is merit to the claims and noted that Rana refused to cooperate with an internal investigation while numerous employees did.
The federal complaint substantially expands the factual record from the state court case that was dismissed at Rana's own request on July 16 so his new legal team could refile with broader claims. Where the original lawsuit focused primarily on allegations of sexual coercion, the federal...
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