Law360.com
This article details the Third Circuit’s review of the whistleblower claim brought against Tyco Electronics Corporation. The appeals court decision stated that the whistleblower only needs a “reasonable belief” that their employer has violated or will violate the law in order to enforce a claim. Littler’s Gregory Keating says this ruling is an expansion of the first element of a Sarbanes-Oxley case and the ruling will increase the rapidly rising trend of whistleblower litigation.