( December 20, 2024, 8:09 AM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — While a ruling by an arbitrator can’t preclude a Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) claim, it can “preclude relitigation of issues underlying such a claim,” a divided Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, affirming dismissal of a whistleblower retaliation claim....