A former JPMorgan broker who claimed he was wrongfully fired over a $642.50 deli platter attached to a business meeting has been awarded nearly $4 million in damages by a Wall Street arbitration panel, the New York Post reports.The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ruled last week and ordered JPMorgan Chase to pay veteran Beverly Hills broker Brent Ryan Bodner millions in compensation in 2024 following his dismissal over what he called misplaced expense claims.The controversy centered on a gathering held by Bodner at his home in February 2024. Banks reportedly described the meeting as a “Super Bowl party”. Bodner’s lawyer said it was a pre-approved business meeting.His attorney, Baltimore-based Mark Seldin Rosen, said the expense was for a deli platter delivered to Bodner’s home for the meeting, which was ordered before the Super Bowl.“They weren’t hiding anything,” the lawyer said, adding that the receipt showed a delivery to Bodner’s home. “There was nothing nefarious there. He presented documents showing it was at his home.”He said the assistant handling the expense initially coded it as if the food was eaten at a deli rather than through delivery, but argued it still complied with company expense rules.Rosen also claimed that JPMorgan used the incident as an excuse to fire his client, adding that the decision to fire him was made before the investigation was concluded.“This was no Super Bowl party,” he said.He added: “They tried to mischaracterize it as a Super Bowl party to humiliate them.”Bodner has spent more than a decade registering with JPMorgan Securities and its affiliates and now works at Wells Fargo.The FINRA panel also recommended that Bodner’s employment records be corrected, including changing his termination to “voluntary” and removing the termination explanation entirely.A JPMorgan Wealth Management spokesperson said: “We strongly disagree with FINRA’s decision and are disappointed by the outcome.”The news of this decision was first reported by Barron’s.Bodner had initially sought $30 million in total damages, including punitive compensation, but a three-member arbitration panel rejected most of those claims and did not award punitive damages. However, it also cost them $800 in filing fees plus almost $4 million in interest.Arbitrators also ordered JPMorgan to cover most of the costs related to the case. The bank has not said whether it will challenge this decision in court.