A Textual Analysis of Whistleblower Protections Under the Dodd-Frank Act

Authors

Brent T. Murphy, Notre Dame Law School

Abstract

This Note endorses the reasoning of the Fifth Circuit in Asadi v. G.E. Energy (USA), L.L.C., and argues that the plain language of Dodd-Frank limits its whistleblower protections to individuals who provide information to the SEC. This Note argues that the reasoning of the Second Circuit in Berman v. Neo@Ogilvy LLC relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in King v. Burwell is inapposite, and that the Second Circuit introduced ambiguity where no ambiguity previously existed and improperly extended Chevron deference to the SEC.

Recommended Citation

Brent T. Murphy, A Textual Analysis of Whistleblower Protections Under the Dodd-Frank Act, 92 Notre Dame L. Rev. 2259 (2017).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndlr/vol92/iss5/16