Legal Opinion
Nielsen v. AECOM Technology Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 8, 2014No. 13-235-CVPublishedCited by 221 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEBRA ANN LIVINGSTON, Circuit Judge:
We consider the reach of the whistle-blower retaliation provision created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley” or “SOX”). See Pub.L. No. 107-204, § 806, 116 Stat. 745, 802-04 (codified as amended at 18 U.S.C. § 1514A). The district court (Forrest, J.) dismissed the complaint brought by plaintiff-appellant Christian Nielsen (“Nielsen”) against AE-COM Technology Corporation (“AECOM”) and its subsidiary, AECOM Middle East Ltd. (“AME”). The only claim at issue on appeal is Nielsen’s whistleblower retaliation claim against AECOM, which was…
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