Source document
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, No. 16-1276, 583 U.S. ___ (2018) (slip opinion)
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What the document holds
US Supreme Court slip opinion, Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, No. 16-1276, decided 21 Feb 2018 (29 pp.: syllabus, opinion of the Court by Justice Ginsburg, concurrences by Justices Sotomayor and Thomas). Holds that Dodd-Frank's anti-retaliation provision protects only people who reported to the SEC; compares Sarbanes-Oxley (180-day complaint deadline, actual back pay) with Dodd-Frank (direct suit, six-year limit, double back pay); describes the SEC award (10-30% of collected sanctions) and Rule 21F-2; Paul Somers (named by the Court) was a Digital Realty vice president 2010-2014 who reported internally only. One statistic: about 80% of 2016 award recipients reported internally first (Solicitor General, relayed). The event was already recorded; added the relayed 80% share and the award range as the Court states it. No case row: Somers is a retaliation suit, not an award or reward case.
What it supports
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Reward rules (2)
- Maximum award sharemonetary sanctions collected in the enforcement action (court's summary of 15 U.S.C. 78u-6(b)(1))30%Since 21 Jul 2010 · US Supreme Court 2018United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Minimum award sharemonetary sanctions collected in the enforcement action (court's summary of 15 U.S.C. 78u-6(b)(1))10%Since 21 Jul 2010 · US Supreme Court 2018United States · SEC Whistleblower Program
About the document
What it covers Holding that Dodd-Frank anti-retaliation protection requires reporting to the SEC
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