The Bank of America Corporation is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina with central hubs in New York City, London, Hong Kong, and Toronto. Bank of America was formed through NationsBank’s acquisition of BankAmerica in 1998.
Now before the court is defendants’ motion to dismiss the defamation claim on the grounds that it is subject to mandatory arbitration, to compel arbitration, and to stay the remaining nonarbitrable claims of employment discrimination. In his response, plaintiff concedes that his defamation claim is subject to arbitration and should be dismissed, but opposes staying the remaining claims. -Harajli v. Bank of America (2014)