Four-year Limitations Period Applies to Sarbanes-Oxley Retaliation Claims; Emotional Distress Damages Available: Fourth Circuit | Practical Law
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held in Jones v. Southpeak Interactive Corp. of Delaware that a four year-statute of limitations applies to retaliatory discharge claims brought under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), and that emotional distress damages are available under those claims.