April 11, 2022
A New Jersey federal judge has freed UBS from a former executive's retaliation lawsuit, ruling that he failed to link his whistleblowing activity with his termination and did not overcome the company's showing it had a legitimate reason for firing him.
April 19, 2018
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday trimmed a claim from a fired UBS Financial Services Inc. executive's whistleblower suit following a U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that Dodd-Frank Act protections only extend to those who report alleged wrongdoing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
March 09, 2018
A bid by UBS Financial Services Inc. to force a former executive’s whistleblower claims into arbitration is too little, too late, a New Jersey federal judge said Thursday, finding the arbitration agreements were valid but UBS waited an inordinate amount of time to try and enforce them.
November 27, 2017
A New Jersey federal judge cited an anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision in holding off on ruling Monday on whether a former UBS Financial Services Inc. executive can pursue a Dodd-Frank Act claim against the company, but said the whistleblower action could at least proceed under a Florida statute.
June 13, 2017
UBS Financial Services Inc. urged a New Jersey federal court on Monday to toss a former financial adviser's wrongful termination suit, saying that the ex-employee can't claim his firing was unlawful retaliation for whistleblowing because he wasn't actually a whistleblower.
March 23, 2017
UBS Financial Services Inc. was slapped with a whistleblower suit in New Jersey federal court on Wednesday by a former executive claiming he was fired for a bogus reason after he told the Federal Industry Regulatory Authority about how a coworker facilitated the misuse of an elderly client's funds.