4th Circuit Won’t Rehear Reversal Of Verdicts In Bank Worker’s Disability Bias Suit

( October 1, 2026, 8:52 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. —  The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will not revisit a panel majority’s decision to overturn three out of four liability verdicts underlying a federal North Carolina jury’s $22.1 million award for a former Wells Fargo Securities LLC managing director who was fired after requesting permission to continue working from home when COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, despite arguments that the majority overlooked parts of the trial record, relied on unpreserved arguments and adopted rules that conflicted with precedent....