California Employment Law Update

Tag Archives: CFAA

Employees Who Allegedly Breached Employer’s Computer Use Policies Did Not Violate CFAA

SunPower Corp. v. SunEdison, Inc., 2015 WL 5316333 (N.D. Cal. 2015) Three former employees of SunPower were sued for allegedly breaching SunPower’s computer use policies by accessing files while they were still employed by SunPower that they allegedly later provided to their new employer (SunEdison). SunPower alleged that defendants violated the federal Computer Fraud and … Continue Reading

Employees Did Not Violate Federal Statute By Misappropriating Employer’s Computer Data

United States v. Nosal, 676 F.3d 854 (2012) (en banc) In this criminal proceeding brought under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), the United States government filed a 20-count indictment against David Nosal (a former employee of Korn/Ferry International) and his accomplices (also from Korn/Ferry) as a result of their obtaining information from their … Continue Reading

Employees May Have Committed A Crime By Violating Employer’s Computer Use Policy

U.S. v. Nosal, 642 F.3d 781 (2011) In this criminal proceeding brought under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), the United States government filed a 20-count indictment against David Nosal (a former employee of Korn/Ferry International) and his accomplices (also from Korn/Ferry) as a result of their obtaining information from their employer’s computer system … Continue Reading
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