On May 11, 2017, the Northern District of New York applied the Second Circuit’s standard for evaluating a Dodd-Frank retaliation claim in response to a motion to dismiss under F.R.C.P. Rule 12(b)(6). The court denied the employer’s motion to dismiss unlawful retaliation claims brought by a former employee under Dodd-Frank, finding that the whistleblower had sufficiently alleged a reasonable belief of plausible securities law violations in his complaint. McManus v. Tetra Tech Construction, Inc., et al., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71838 (N.D.N.Y. May 11, 2017)... Continue Reading