Guyden v. Aetna, Inc.

HALL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Linda Guyden sued Defendant-Appellee Aetna, Inc. for terminating her employment in violation of the whistleblower protection provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Based on an arbitration clause in an agreement between Guy-den and Aetna, the district court dismissed the complaint in favor of arbitration. On appeal, Guyden argues that her whistle-blower claim under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is nonarbitrable because arbitration is inconsistent with the purpose and structure of the Act. She also challenges the specific arbitration procedures established by the…