Labor & Employment Law, Criminal Law, Civil Procedure

Employee Wrongfully Terminated for Refusing to Engage in Criminal Copyright Infringement

by Anjali Shankar | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 4/15/2013

Adam Young worked for an architecture firm, Nortex Foundation Designs Inc. in Fort Worth Texas as a drafter. He was hired in 2001 and designed foundation plans based on copyrighted architectural designs that Nortex provided...more

New Virginia Law Protects Employees' Personal Identifying Information

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 4/15/2013

Effective July 1, 2013, Virginia employers will be prohibited from releasing or communicating any personal identifying information of any current or former employee to a third party unless required by a court order, by a...more

Global HR Hot Topic - April 2013: Internal Investigations in Overseas Workplaces

by Donald C. Dowling, Jr. | White & Case LLP on 4/2/2013

Challenge: In America, internal investigations into suspicions and allegations of employee misconduct follow an increasingly well-defined approach. But exporting US investigatory best practices raises unexpected...more

Another Court Construes the CFAA Narrowly and More of My Thoughts on the Statute

by Kenneth Vanko | Clingen Callow & McLean, LLC on 3/28/2013

After last year's important Ninth Circuit decision from U.S. v. Nosal, I discussed my take on the ongoing debate within our federal courts over how to interpret the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act - and in particular, whether...more

District Court in California Provides Further Clarification as to the Scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/21/2013

On March 12, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a ruling clarifying the reach of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) when employees access computer systems. The decision...more

Third Circuit Reinforces Limits to Directors' Exposure for Misconduct by Corporate Employees

by John Stigi | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/8/2013

In Belmont v. MB Investment Partners, Inc., No. 12-1580, 2013 WL 646344 (3d Cir. Feb. 22, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a mere failure by corporate directors to oversee enforcement...more

Limiting Intra-Company Conversations About Disputes is Critical

by Shep Davidson | Burns & Levinson LLP on 3/8/2013

When an employee talks to in-house or outside counsel for the purpose of obtaining legal advice for the company, that communication will be privileged and can be protected from disclosure. Likewise, when in-house counsel is...more

Confidentiality From The Boardroom To The Bedroom

by Michael Schmidt | Cozen O'Connor on 1/14/2013

Sometimes we can learn valuable employment law lessons from even the non-employment law court decisions. What happens if the boardroom meeting to discuss your company’s trade secrets ends up as pillow talk between an...more

German Federal Labor Court Dismisses 46 Million Euro Claim for Unlawful Solicitation of Employees

by Ulrich Wahlers | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 1/9/2013

The solicitation of employees by competitors is a frequent problem for companies in Germany. Many companies actively pursue a so-called “war for talents” and sometimes unlawful means are used for the purpose of soliciting...more

Fourth Circuit Affirms Marital Privilege Does Not Apply To Emails Exchanged Using Employer’s Computer

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/8/2013

On December 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the marital privilege does not protect information included in emails exchanged via a spouse’s employer-owned computer and network. United States v....more

Instruct+

by rory McPherson on 11/14/2012

Society of Solicitor Advocates announce launch of Instruct+ App...more

A Widening Circuit Split in the Interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

by White & Case LLP on 10/3/2012

Introduction - The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) criminalizes unauthorized access to a private computer system and allows for individuals suffering harm from such conduct to bring private civil actions for relief....more

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Three Provisions of the Arizona Immigration Law

by Duane Morris LLP on 7/10/2012

The U.S. government challenged Arizona's S.B. 1070, enacted in April 2010, which imposed state penalties on undocumented immigrants on the basis that it was preempted by federal law. On June 25, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court...more

From the Archives: Roger Clemens and Lie Detector Tests

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 7/5/2012

With a jury acquiting Roger Clemens on perjury charges last month, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at a post I did way back in January 2008 where he initially suggested he would take a lie detector test....more

Arizona v. United States: Supreme Court Reaffirms Federal Government’s Power in Immigration Arena

by Mintz Levin - Immigration on 6/27/2012

In a 5-3 decision authored by Justice Kennedy, the Supreme Court struck down most of the main provisions of an Arizona law targeting illegal immigration. The law, known as the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe...more

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Spring 2012

by Fenwick & West LLP on 6/8/2012

In This Bulletin: - Supreme Court Allows Generic Manufacturers to Challenge Overbroad Use Codes.…1 - Patent Reform: The Public Speaks …. 3 - Quick Updates ….5 - Criminal Liability for Cloud Storage Service...more

California Employment Law Notes - May 2012

by Proskauer - California Employment Law on 5/30/2012

In This Issue: - Employers Need Only Provide (Not Ensure) Meal And Rest Breaks Brinker Rest. Corp. v. Superior Court, 53 Cal. 4th 1004 (2012) - Employees Did Not Violate Federal Statute By Misappropriating...more

The Second Circuit Reverses Conviction of Computer Programmer and Holds that Theft of Intellectual Property Is Not Necessarily...

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 5/1/2012

Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit seemingly stripped federal prosecutors of the use of two statutes used to combat the theft of intellectual property, critical technologies and other...more

Legal Alert: Denial of Workers' Comp Claim May Form the Basis of RICO Claim

by FordHarrison on 4/20/2012

The Sixth Circuit has held that a group of transportation workers have a property right in their entitlement to workers' compensation benefits under Michigan law, and that the denial of their workers' compensation claims may...more

En Banc 9th Circuit Decision Narrowly Construes Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act's Prohibition on Conduct that "Exceeds...

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/13/2012

In a 9-2 reversal of an earlier appellate decision by a 3-judge panel, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued an en banc ruling in U.S. v. Nosal, holding that the prohibition in the federal Computer Fraud and...more

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