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Nasty Flood of Phone Calls and E-Mails Gives Rise to Computer Fraud Damage Claim – 6th Cir.

In Pulte Homes International Union of North America, 648 F.3d 295 (6th Cir. 2011), the Sixth Circuit addressed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in a case where a national labor union launched a barrage of  harassing telephone calls and e-mails against a Michigan home builder that fired a union member. The plaintiff home sued the union under the …

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Facebooking at Work: A Federal Offense? (With ‘Aarons Law’ Update)

Can surfing the Net on company time get you fired?  Perhaps.  Can it subject you to Federal criminal and civil penalties?  Not yet.  At least not in the  Tampa, Florida area.  Wendy Lee v. PMSI, 2011 WL 1742028 (M.D.Fla. 2011) illustrates a creative attempt to expand the reach of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act …

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