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Retaliation Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Fraud

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

The easier-to-satisfy “contributing factor” framework is enough to prove whistleblower protection under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“Act” or ”SOX”) shields whistleblowers from retaliation for reporting any wrongdoing by publicly traded companies. Recently, in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, the U.S. Supreme Court evaluated the...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Top 10 Whistleblowing and Retaliation Events of 2023

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2023 was another groundbreaking year for whistleblower litigation and bounty awards. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shattered records by issuing a $279 million award and continued to actively enforce the...more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

Texas District Court Dismisses SOX Whistleblower Claim For Lack of Protected Activity

On March 21, 2017, the Northern District of Texas dismissed a former employee’s whistleblower retaliation claim on the ground that her allegations of fraud were too far removed from potentially harming the shareholders of a...more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

E.D. Pennsylvania Limits Protected Activity Under SOX

In Westawski v. Merck & Co., No. 14-cv-3239 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 18, 2016), the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted Defendant Merck & Co. (Company) summary judgment on Plaintiff Joni Westawski’s (Plaintiff) SOX whistleblower...more

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Fifth Circuit’s Recent Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Ruling May Benefit Employers

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In Brief - Decision contradicts regulatory guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission and raises the prospect of employers facing fewer frivolous anti-retaliation lawsuits....more

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