Walden v. City of Providence

Linet Christina ThomasCase Summary

Does a law enforcement agency's continuous recording of calls fall under the ordinary course of business exception?

Walden v. City of Providence 495 F.Supp.2d 245 In the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island Civil Action 04-304 S Before District Judge W.E. Smith Decided on July 06, 2007 Relevancy of the Case: Does a … Read More

Williams v. Poulos

Linet Christina ThomasCase Summary

Liability of a party's attorney for handling intercepted and recorded phone calls

Williams v. Poulos 11 F.3d 271 In the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Case Numbers 93-1366, 93-1368, 93-1680 Before Circuit Judge Selya, Circuit Judge Stahl, and District Judge Fuste Decided on December 14, 1993 Relevancy of … Read More

United States v. Liddy

Linet Christina ThomasCase Summary

Fair trial considerations in an appeal against the conviction in a case of burglary and illegal interception

United States v. Liddy 509 F.2d 428 In the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Case Number 73-1565 Before Chief Judge Bazelon, Circuit Judge Wright, Circuit Judge McGowan, Circuit Judge Leventhal, Circuit Judge Robinson, Circuit … Read More

United States v. Sullivan

Linet Christina ThomasCase Summary

Appeal against a conviction under CFAA for intentionally placing a logic bomb into a software

United States v. John Michael Sullivan In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Case Number 01-4330 Before Circuit Judge Niemeyer, Circuit Judge Luttig, and Circuit Judge King Decided on February 28, 2002 Relevancy of the Case: … Read More

United States v. Willis

Linet Christina ThomasCase Summary

Appeal against conviction in a case involving aiding and abetting access to a protected system by sharing username and password

United States of America v. Todd A. Willis 476 F.3d 1121 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Case Number 06-6009 Before Chief Circuit Judge Tacha, Senior Circuit Judge Seymour, and District Judge Robinson Decided on … Read More

EF Cultural Travel BV v. Explorica, Inc.

Linet Christina ThomasCase Summary

Whether using a scraper tool to collect information from a website results in a violation of CFAA?

EF Cultural Travel BV v. Explorica, Inc. 274 F.3d 577 In the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Case Number 01-2000 Before Chief Judge Boudin, Senior Circuit Judge Coffin, and Circuit Judge Lynch Decided on December 17, … Read More

Hewlett-Packard Company v. BYD:SIGN, Inc.

Linet Christina ThomasCase Summary

Determination of the court's jurisdiction in a case involving former employees misappropriating trade secrets

Hewlett-Packard Company v. BYD:SIGN, Inc. In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Cause Number 6:05-CV-456 Before District Judge Michael Schneider Decided on September 28, 2006 Relevancy of the Case: Determination of the court’s jurisdiction in a … Read More