Bank of America Corp. won dismissal of a lawsuit’s claims that it discriminates against Iranians in reviewing customer accounts to ensure they comply with US sanctions policies.
The bank didn’t violate US civil rights law by cutting off the credit card of Farshad Abdollah-Nia, an Iranian postdoctoral fellow in San Diego with permanent-resident status, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The judge also rejected class-action status for the suit, which alleges the lender restricted or closed accounts of as many as 15,000 Iranian Americans.
BofA had argued Nia failed to provide documentation proving he lives outside