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In light of the US Supreme Court\u2019s decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum Co.<\/em>, the attorney for GE Energy (USA) wants the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to dismiss would-be whistleblower Khaled Asadi\u2019s appeal to have his lawsuit, contending that his firing violates the protections provided to him under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, reinstated. Asadi filed his complaint against the company last year claiming that his former employer had violated the whistleblower anti-retaliation provisions. The dual Iraqi and US citizen says that he was let go from his job after he told GE Energy\u2019s ombudsman and his supervisor about a hiring situation that could violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.<\/p>\n

A district court, however, threw out his case, finding that, per the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd.<\/em>, applying the anti-retaliation provisions to behavior that happened abroad is precluded. Asadi then went to the Fifth Circuit, arguing that Dodd-Frank protects employees that report violations of any rule, law, or regulation that is under SEC jurisdiction. He claims that these protections extend to US citizens who work abroad and report information about securities violations.<\/p>\n

Asadi believes that the way Dodd-Frank incorporates the FCPA supports his claim that the whistleblower protections do have \u201cextraterritorial applicability.\u201d He noted that the anti-corruption statute has a \u201cclear statement rule\u201d that is applicable to individuals and companies outside the US.<\/p>\n

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