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Activist’s death may spur legislative changes to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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January 16 2013

The death of Aaron Swartz, a well-known coder, entrepreneur and political activist, has resulted in increased scrutiny of the federal Computer Fraud

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act circuit split remains unresolved: United States Supreme Court challenge dismissed

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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January 7 2013

The parties in the WEC Carolina Energy Solutions LLC v. Miller matter recently agreed to dismiss the petition for writ of certiorari filed with the United

Top 10 developmentsheadlines in trade secret, computer fraud, and non-compete law in 2012

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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December 31 2012

As part of our annual tradition, here is our list of the top 10 developmentsheadlines in trade secret, computer fraud, and non-compete law for 2012

NBA sports agent slams non-compete and trade secret claims and scores 85k jury verdict against former agency for privacy violation

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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December 8 2012

We have previously blogged on the colorful sports agent case of Mintz v. Mark Bartelstein & Associates dba Priority Sports & Entertainment et al., Case No. 12-02554 SVW (SSX), (C.D. Cal.), where Aaron Mintz, a National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) certified player-agent, and his former employer, Priority Sports & Entertainment (“Priority Sports”), clashed in California federal court regarding his departure from Priority Sports to Creative Artists Agency (“CAA”

Employer petitions U.S. Supreme Court to resolve Computer Fraud and Abuse Act circuit split

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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November 2 2012

As anticipated, the issue regarding the application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) against employees who violate their employer’s computer use policies and steal valuable company data may be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court

Solicitor General decides not to file petition for review in United States v. Nosal: Circuit split on Computer Fraud and Abuse Act remains

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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August 3 2012

The Solicitor General indicated yesterday that he will not file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court in U.S. v. Nosal

U.S. v. Nosal update: Solicitor General still deciding whether to seek Supreme Court review of important Ninth Circuit Computer Fraud and Abuse Act decision

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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July 12 2012

The Solicitor General obtained a thirty day extension on the July 9, 2012 deadline to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court on the Ninth Circuit's controversial U.S. v. Nosal decision, which limits the use of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

United States v. Nosal update: Solicitor General and DOJ still deciding whether to file writ of certiorari with United States Supreme Court

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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May 9 2012

According to a recent filing with the California federal district court in the United States v. Nosal case, the Solicitor General, in consultation with the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice and the United States Attorney’s Office, is still deciding whether to file a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court

Ninth Circuit rejects application of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in employee theft cases

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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April 12 2012

On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, a Ninth Circuit en banc panel released its highly anticipated decision in United States v. Nosal

Ninth Circuit en banc panel tells employers that Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is only to combat hacking, not employee trade secret misappropriation: United States Supreme Court may need to resolve circuit split

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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April 10 2012

On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, a Ninth Circuit en banc panel released its highly anticipated decision in United States v. Nosal and affirmed the judgment of the district court dismissing criminal counts against a former employee of a headhunter firm accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. 1030 et seq. by conspiring with employees of the former employer to log on to the employer's confidential database and send proprietary files to a competitor

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