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07Oct

District of Rhode Island Dismisses In-House Attorney’s SOX Whistleblower Claim for Lack of Protected Activity

On July 19, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island granted an employer’s motion to dismiss a SOX whistleblower claim, holding that the Plaintiff—an in-house attorney—failed to allege sufficient facts to show he had an...
By: Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/district-of-rhode-island-dismisses-in-61890/

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