High Court Denies Petition On Meaning Of ‘Contributing Factor’ In SOX Provision

( December 1, 2025, 1:36 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court denied a securities company whistleblower’s petition for a writ of certiorari asking the court to determine the meaning of the phrase “contributing factor” in the two-part burden shifting framework that governs whistleblower protection claims incorporated into the anti-retaliation provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)....