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. Riggs

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Consideration of proprietary business information stored in a computer as "property" for the National Stolen Property Act

United States v. Riggs and Neidorf 739 F.Supp. 414 In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Case Number 90 CR 0070 Before District Judge Bua Decided on June 05, 1990 Relevancy of the Case: Consideration … Read More

United States v. Schreier

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Consideration of intangible property as the basis of a wire fraud charge

United States v. Gayle Schreier and Irwine Schreier 908 F.2d 645 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Case Number 89-5126, 5127 Before Circuit Judge Logan, Circuit Judge Baldock, and District Judge Dumbauld Decided on July … Read More

United States v. Bae

Raj PagariyaCase Summary

Calculation of loss in a case of computer fraud under CFAA by a lottery ticket merchant

United States v. Soo Young Bae 250 F.3d 774 In the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Case Number 00-3095 Before Circuit Judge Ginsburg, Circuit Judge Randolph, and Circuit Judge Tatel Decided on May 25, … Read More

United States v. Sadolsky

Rugved MahamuniCase Summary

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

eBay, Inc. v. Digital Point Solutions, Inc.

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Maintainability of a CFAA claim for cookie stuffing

eBay, Inc. v. Digital Point Solutions, Inc. 608 F.Supp.2d 1156 In the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Case Number C 08-4052 JF (PVT) Before District Judge Jeremy Fogel Decided on February 24, 2009 Relevancy of … Read More

Neder v. United States

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

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

In re DoubleClick Inc. Privacy Litigation

Raj PagariyaCase Summary

Class action suit against a leading online advertising service provider for unauthorised collection of personal information of users

In re DoubleClick Inc. Privacy Litigation 154 F.Supp.2d 497 In the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Case Number 00 CIV 0641 NDB Before District Judge Buchwald Decided on March 28, 2001 Relevancy of the … Read More