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Missouri Federal Court finds violations of employment agreement may constitute unlawful access under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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February 6 2013

A recent Missouri federal court opinion describes an almost unbelievable scenario. Employees signed well-drafted employment agreements &mdash

Fitness companies spar over unauthorized access of departing employee's personal e-mail accounts

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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January 25 2011

Wrongfully accessing someone's personal email account may cost you $1,000 per unauthorized access, even if that person suffers no injury or loss

District court holds that computer forensic investigation costs satisfy "loss" requirement of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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February 9 2011

A Colorado federal district court recently held that the computer forensic investigator costs of investigating Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) violations constitute "loss" under the statute

Liability under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for violating computer use policies gains momentum in Ninth Circuit

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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October 6 2011

The Ninth Circuit’s important U.S. v. Nosal decision is gaining momentum

Private information stored on electronic devices subject to search by law enforcement if arrested in California

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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March 16 2011

Police officers are free to review private and confidential information stored on your cell phone if the search is incident to an arrest in California

New York federal court dismisses Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claims for defendant's alleged use of "supercookies" and "history sniffing"

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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September 4 2011

A New York federal district court recently dismissed Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) claims asserted against defendant advertising company Interclick and some of its advertising clients

Illinois federal court strikes down online company's forum selection provision contained in licensing agreement in consumer data collection spat

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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November 4 2011

The best things in life are free, except for screensavers, games, and other software provided on-line that spy on your computer activity and gather your personal information, at least according to the consumer Plaintiffs in the recent data collectionprivacy suit filed in Illinois federal court captioned Harris v. comScore, Inc., No. 11 C 5807, 2011 WL 4738357 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 7, 2011

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

Does a trade secret plaintiff have to disclose its trade secrets prior to the commencement of discovery in california federal court?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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January 13 2012

As a follow-up to yesterday's blog entry about a new California trade secret designation decision, another important issue that trade secret litigators face is whether the pre-discovery trade secret identification requirements of California Code of Civil Procedure section 2019.210 apply in California federal court

Mattel appeals $310 million award in Bratz case, argues trade secret counterclaim was untimely

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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March 12 2012

Mattel recently appealed a $310 million award for its alleged misappropriation of MGA’s trade secrets and MGA’s attorney’s fees and costs in defense of Mattel’s copyright claim

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