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Does the CFAA Apply to Business Partners?

The issue of whether the CFAA applies to business partners was presented to the Washington Court of Appeals and it punted. In its March 29, 2011 opinion in Wheeler v. Calloway, No. 28734-3-III (Wa. App. 2011), the Washington Court of Appeals was faced with such a scenario. In that case two business partners were in …

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Taking of Confidential Info Alone Not “Loss” Under CFAA

Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), an employee’s mere taking of confidential information, without more, does not constitute a “loss” as required by the statute. On March 28, 2011, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin entered on Order in Direct Supply, Inc. v. Pedersen, No. 10-C-0278 (E.D. Wis. …

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