March 12, 2015
The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday narrowly rejected rehearing en banc its decision to deny Halliburton's request to overturn a U.S. Department of Labor finding that it retaliated against a whistleblower over a Securities and Exchange Commission complaint, but a dissenting judge said the court's guidance in such cases remains "foggy."
November 12, 2014
A Fifth Circuit panel on Wednesday denied Halliburton Inc.'s attempt to overturn a U.S. Department of Labor finding that it retaliated against a whistleblower by revealing his name in a document preservation notice, ruling an administrative board did not ignore Sarbanes-Oxley Act precedent.
October 04, 2013
Halliburton Inc. urged the Fifth Circuit on Thursday to overturn a U.S. Department of Labor ruling that found it had retaliated against a whistleblower by revealing his name in a document preservation notice, arguing that the decision transforms even innocent disclosures into adverse actions.