Fraser v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

Rugved MahamuniCase Summary

Does accessing an employee's email account to check illegal activities fall under the scope of the word "intercept" as per federal wiretapping laws?

Fraser v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. 352 F.3d 107 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Case Number 01-2921 Before Circuit Judge Sloviter, Circuit Judge Amrbo, and Circuit Judge Becker Decided on January 20, 2004 Relevancy … Read More

United States v. Turk

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Admissibility of illegally seized tape recordings at a subsequent perjury trial

United States v. Turk 526 F.2d 654 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Case Number 74-3626 Before Circuit Judge Gewin, Circuit Judge Goldberg, and Circuit Judge Dyer Decided on January 29, 1976 Relevancy of the … Read More

Abraham v. Country of Greenville

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Appeal against an order directing compensation to Judges for recording their calls without consent

Abraham v. County of Greenville 237 F.3d 386 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Case Number 00-1150 Before Chief Judge Wilkinson, Circuit Judge Wilkins, and Circuit Judge Motz Decided on January 10, 2001 Relevancy of … Read More

United States v. Schuster

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Appeal against the fine imposed by the trial court in a case involving unauthorised access and damage to a protected computer

United States v. Schuster 467 F.3d 614 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Case Number 05-4244 Before Circuit Judge Bauer, Circuit Judge Easterbrook, and Circuit Judge Rovner Decided on October 27, 2006 Relevancy of the … Read More

America Online, Inc. v. LCGM, Inc.

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Seeking damages for using AOL's server for sending spam emails

America Online, Inc. v. LCGM, Inc. 46 F.Supp.2d 444 In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Case Number Civ.A. 98-102-A Before District Judge Lee Decided on November 10, 1998 Relevancy of the Case: Seeking damages … Read More

YourNetDating v. Mitchell

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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. Sadolsky

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Gambling disorder as a defence for lowering the offence level in a case of conviction under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

United States v. Sadolsky 234 F.3d 938 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Case Number 99-5780 Before Circuit Judge Suhrheinrich Decided on December 11, 2000 Relevancy of the Case: Gambling disorder as a defence for … Read More

Sussman v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

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Validity of eavesdropping and fraud claims in a case involving secretly recording conversations through misrepresentation

Sussman v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. 186 F.3d 1200 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Case Number 97-55410 Before Circuit Judge A. Kozinski, Circuit Judge A.J. Kleinfeld, and District Judge O.M. Panner Decided on August … Read More

Big Brother Watch v. United Kingdom

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

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