Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC
2024 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, 601 U.S. 23 (2024) (Docket No. 22-600) is a United States Supreme Court case regarding the standard for bringing a whistleblower retaliation claim under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.[1]
Quick Facts Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, Argued October 10, 2023 Decided February 8, 2024 ...
Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC | |
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Argued October 10, 2023 Decided February 8, 2024 | |
Full case name | Trevor Murray v. UBS Securities LLC, and UBS AG |
Docket no. | 22-660 |
Citations | 601 U.S. 23 (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | Murray v. UBS Sec., 43 F.4th 254 (2d Cir. 2022). Murray v. UBS Sec., LLC, 14 Civ. 927 (KPF) (S.D.N.Y. 2020) |
Questions presented | |
Under the burden-shifting framework that governs Sarbanes-Oxley cases, must a whistleblower prove his employer acted with a "retaliatory intent" as part of his case in chief, or is the lack of "retaliatory intent" part of the affirmative defense on which the employer bears the burden of proof? | |
Holding | |
A whistleblower seeking to invoke the protections of section 806 of the SOX Act must prove that their protected activity was a contributing factor in the employer’s unfavorable personnel action, but need not prove that the employer acted with “retaliatory intent.” | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Sotomayor, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | Alito, joined by Barrett |
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