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Decisions Highlight Split In Application Of Computer Fraud And Abuse Act

by Thomas Dye | Carlton Fields on 4/25/2013

Trade secret claims have historically derived from state common law causes of action and, subsequently, most states’ adoption of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which codifies that common law and generally proscribes the...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

U.S. v. Nosal: Back In the District Court, the Defendant Isn't as Fortunate

by Kenneth Vanko | Clingen Callow & McLean, LLC on 3/19/2013

One of 2012's most important competition law cases involved the Ninth Circuit's decision in United States v. Nosal, which narrowly construed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Nosal determined that an employee did not violate...more

Circuit Split: How Does the CFAA Apply to Employment Cases?

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 10/15/2012

Imagine a disgruntled employee rummaging through your company’s confidential files and covertly stealing trade secrets to use as he builds a competing business. What recourse would you have against the rogue employee?...more

Ninth Circuit Scales Back CFAA Application to Data Misappropriation Cases

by Fenwick & West LLP on 8/9/2012

Aggrieved employers have often turned to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (the "CFAA") in suing former employees that allegedly absconded with information from company computers. Such suits face bleak prospects in the Ninth...more

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Decisions Highlight Split In Application Of Computer Fraud And Abuse Act

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

U.S. v. Nosal: Back In the District Court, the Defendant Isn't as Fortunate

Circuit Split: How Does the CFAA Apply to Employment Cases?

Ninth Circuit Scales Back CFAA Application to Data Misappropriation Cases

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