Legal Opinion

Wallace v. Tesoro Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 31, 2015No. 13-51010PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Kevin Wallace appeals the dismissal of his retaliation claim against Tesoro Corporation (“Tesoro”). He contends that Te-soro terminated his employment for engaging in protected activity under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1514A. The district court held in part that Wallace had failed to state a claim and in part that some of the allegations had not been properly exhausted before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”). Wallace did not satisfy the applicable exhaustion requirement for some of his allegations…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Paul W. Douglass v. United Services Automobile AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  2. United States of America and Robert W. Wallace v. Claude R. Wilson, Jr., and Modes, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. RaddatzSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Christine Evans v. Technologies Applications & Service CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
  5. Celia SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Lopez v. United Property & Casualty Insurance Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2016
  2. Kevin Wallace v. Tesoro CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
  3. Steven Calderone v. Sonic Houston JLR, L.P.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
  4. Bradley v. GateHouse Media Texas Holdings II, Inc.District Court, W.D. Texas · 2023
  5. Cajo Enterprises, Inc. v. Maxum Indemnity Company (Incorrectly Named as the Hartford Insurance Group)District Court, E.D. Texas · 2025

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