Earlier this year, the Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a real estate analytics company sued by a software firm who claimed the company was pilfering on-line land records. The plaintiff in Fidlar Technologies v. LPS Real Estate Data Solutions, 810 F.3d 1075 (7th Cir. 2016) developed a software program called “Laredo” that computerized real estate records and …
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Is The Refusal To Give Up Control of a Private LinkedIn Group A Trade Secret Violation? IL ND Weighs In
When a former media company executive refused to turn over a private LinkedIn group’s contact information, the company responded with a multi-count lawsuit. In CDM Media USA, Inc. v. Simms, 2015 WL 1399050 (N.D. Ill Mar. 25, 2015), the plaintiff company alleged that the LinkedIn group (the “Group”), which was geared towards high-level IT professionals …
Computer Fraud Suit Based On Real estate Records Fails – Illinois Northern District
The Northern District of Illinois (Fidlar Technologies v. LPS Real Estate Data Solutions, 2015 WL 1059007 (N.D.Ill. 2015) granted summary judgment for a defendant real estate analytics firm in a computer fraud case filed by a software firm who makes paper real estate records available on-line for various county recorders offices across the country. The …