In its first interpretation of remedies available under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the 3rd Circuit ruled that civil claims are allowed. In the case, an employer alleged that former employees used information wrongfully obtained from the employer's computer system. The 3rd Circuit's decision is particularly significant to employers, who may now obtain federal court jurisdiction and assert a claim without meeting all of the requirements under traditional common law and trade secret claims.
May 10, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In November 2005, the 3rd U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals issued itsopinion in P.C. Yonkers v. CelebrationsThe Party and Seasonal Superstore. The decisionwas the 3rd Circuit’s first interpretationof the scope of remedies availableunder the federal Computer Fraud andAbuse Act. It should be particularlysignificant to employers because itapplies the CFAA’s civil remedies in thecontext of a claim against a former employee.
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