United States v. Schaffer

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Appeal for dismissal of charges in a case involving string operation by the FBI to trap the defendants while extracting military secrets from a defence contractor's network

United States v. Schaffer 586 F.3d 414 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Case Number 09-3053 Before Chief Judge Batchelder, Circuit Judge Daughtrey, and District Judge Van Tatenhove Decided on November 12, 2009 Relevancy of … Read More

YourNetDating v. Mitchell

Rugved MahamuniCase Summary

Redirecting a dating application to a porn site without authorisation

YourNetDating, LLC. v. Scott Mitchell and Webscapades, Inc. 88 F.Supp.2d 870  In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Case Number 00 C 1187 Before District Judge Bucklo Decided on March 01, 2000 Relevancy of the … Read More

United States v. Sablan

Raj PagariyaCase Summary

Appeal against conviction in a case involving unauthorised access to a former employer's computer and severely damaging files

United States of America v. Bernadette H. Sablan 92 F.3d 865 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Case Number 94-10533 Before Chief Judge Hug, Circuit Judge Thompson, and Circuit Judge O’Scannlain Decided on August 07, … Read More

Role Models America, Inc. v. Jones

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

In a CFAA claim, is receiving information over email the same as accessing information on a computer intentionally?

Role Models America, Inc. v. Jimmie Jones & Nova Southeastern University 305 F.Supp.2d 564 In the United States District Court for the District of Maryland Case Number CIV. 03-1857 Before District Judge Blake Decided on February 25, 2004 Relevancy of … Read More

NCMIC Financial Corp. v. Artino

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Termination of authorised access when an employee acts with the intention to defraud the employer

NCMIC Financial Corp. v. Artino 638 F.Supp.2d 1042 In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa Case Number 4:07-cv-00204-JEG Before District Judge J.E. Gritzner Decided on July 28, 2009 Relevancy of the Case: Termination of authorised … Read More

Deepak Ratanlal Walecha v. State of Maharashtra

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Deepak Ratanlal Walecha v. State of Maharashtra

Deepak Ratanlal Walecha v. State of Maharashtra In the High Court of Bombay Anticipatory B.A. 367/2016 Before Justice Revati Mohit Dere Decided on March 16, 2016 Relevancy of the case: Anticipatory bail application for a case involving access to confidential … Read More