Van Asdale v. International Game Technology (9th Cir. August 13, 2009)
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Ninth Circuit Permits In-House Counsel to Proceed with SOX Whistleblower Claims.
Ford & Harrison LLP • October 29, 2009
The Ninth Circuit recently issued its first decision addressing the substantive requirements necessary to establish a claim under the whistleblower protection provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). See Van Asdale v. International Game Technology (9th Cir. August 13, 2009). In overturning the trial court's grant of summary judgment to the employer, the Ninth Circuit relied on the text of the statute and the Department of Labor's (DOL) regulations interpreting the statute.
