Questions regarding the extraterritorial reach of Exchange Act section 10(b) have traditionally presented the courts with difficult factual and legal issues. The Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Morrison v. Nat’l Australia Bank Ltd., 561 U.S. 247 (2010) on the extraterritorial…
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Ninth Circuit Widens Split on Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provisions
The Ninth Circuit joined the Second Circuit in concluding that the Dodd-Frank whistleblower provisions protect from retaliation those who report internally at the company but not to the SEC, despite the literal language of the statute. In reaching this conclusion…
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