In re Pharmatrak, Inc. Privacy Litigation

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Interpretation of the "consent" exception in the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986

In re Pharmatrak, Inc. Privacy Litigation 329 F.3d 9 In the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Case Number 02-2138 Before Circuit Judge Lynch, Circuit Judge Bownes, and Circuit Judge Howard Decided on May 09, 2003 Relevancy … Read More

United States v. Middleton

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Does damage under Section 1030 also cover damages caused to a corporation?

United States v. Nicholas Middleton 231 F.3d 1207 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Case Number 99-10518 Before Circuit Judge S.P. Graber, Circuit Judge R.C. Fisher, and Circuit Judge M.S. Berzon Decided on November 16, … Read More

Neder v. United States

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Role of the "harmless error" rule in jury instructions in a case involving federal mail, wire, and bank fraud statutes

Neder v. United States 527 U.S. 1, 40 (1999) In the Supreme Court of the United States of America Case Number 97-1985 Before Chief Justice Rehnquist, Justice O’Connor, Justice Kennedy, Justice Thomas, Justice Breyer, Justice Stevens, and Justice Scalia Decided … Read More

Bownes v. Aftermath Entertainment

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Applicability of one-party consent exception in conversations recorded without the consent of the other party

Bownes v. Aftermath Entertainment 254 F.Supp.2d 629 In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Case Number CIV 02-40170 Before District Judge Gadola Decided on March 28, 2003 Relevancy of the Case: Applicability of one-party consent … Read More

Lonestar Communications Corp LLC v. Kaye & Ors

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Order for dispensation of service in a damages claim suit resulting from a cyber attack on the claimant's business

Lonestar Communications Corp LLC v. Kaye & Ors [2019] EWHC 3008 (Comm) In the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, Commercial Court (QBD) Case CL-2018-000648 Before Justice Teare Decided on November 01, 2019 Relevancy … Read More

Big Brother Watch v. United Kingdom

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Validity of legal framework enabling bulk interception of cross-border communication by intelligence services using secret surveillance operations

Big Brother Watch v. United Kingdom (2022) 74 E.H.R.R. 17 In the European Court of Human Rights Application Numbers 58170/13, 62322/14, and 24960/15 Before the members of the Grand Chamber Decided on May 25, 2021 Relevancy of the Case: Validity … Read More

Svante Kumlin v. Camilla Jonsson

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Jurisdiction of the court in cross-border online defamation claims

Svante Kumlin v. Camilla Jonsson [2022] EWHC 1095 (Admin) In the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division (Media and Communications List) QB-2020-004091 Before Justice Julian Knowles Decided on May 11, 2022 Relevancy of the Case: Jurisdiction of the court … Read More

Google India Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT

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Whether payments made for acquiring marketing and distribution rights for a computer programme to a foreign company constitute royalties under the Income Tax Act, 1961?

Google India Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT In the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal IT(IT)A 1190/Bang/2014 Before Mr Sunil Kumar Yadav, Judicial Member, and Mr Inturi Rama Rao, Accountant Member Decided on May 11, 2018 Relevancy of the Case: Whether payments made … Read More