Recently by Linda B. Katz
Computer Fraud And Abuse Act: Another Arrow In The Quiver Of An Employer Faced With A Disloyal Employee - Part II
In International Airport Centers, L.L.C. v. Citrin1, decided in March, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals examined the difference between "without authorization" and "exceeding authorized access" under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ("CFAA") and held that, while it is "paper thin" it is "not...
Read MoreComputer Fraud And Abuse Act: Another Arrow In The Quiver Of An Employer Faced With A Disloyal Employee - Part I
The days when a disloyal departing employee would sneak into the office at night and, by the light of a flashlight, pack up a briefcase full of documents containing his employer's trade secrets and other confidential information in order to start up a competing business or to give them to his new...
Read MoreWhen An Employee Surfs For Internet Kiddie Porn At Work: Avoiding Civil Liability For Employee Cyber-Crime
The New Jersey Appellate Division has recognized an employer's duty, under certain circumstances, to investigate and stop an employee's unauthorized use of a workplace computer to access child pornography. Some observers have criticized the court's decision, in Doe v. XYZ Corporation , as creating...
Read MoreE-Discovery: It Also Requires Some Perspiration - Part II
Part I of this article appears in the May 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.Once all relevant internal electronic data is protected from destruction or alteration, the next step is to clearly define the scope of the data gathering project both internally and from the adversary. Not...
Read MoreE-Discovery: It's All About Preparation, Preparation, Preparation - Part I
Part II of this article appears in the June 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.As we move closer and closer to a paperless world, multi-million dollar lawsuits will increasingly hinge on whether $40,000 per year network administrators understand and implement corporate document...
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