Legal Opinion

Michael Rhinehimer v. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 28, 2015No. 13-6641PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. (“Defendant” or “USBII”) appeals from judgment following a jury trial on Plaintiff Michael Rhinehimer’s claim that he was disciplined and fired in retaliation for his complaint about fraud perpetrated on USBII customer Norbert Purcell, in violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1514A. The only issue on appeal is whether Plaintiff established that he engaged in' activity protected by § 1514A(a)(l). For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.

BACKGROUND, Plaintiff filed his complaint…

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