Copying Customer List Does Not Necessarily Imply "Damages" Under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
By Lauren Gelman • November 17, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Author: José Mauro Decoussau Machado
Sam's Wines & Liquors, Inc. (Sam’s Wines) sued Sean Hartig (Hartig), a former employee, and Plinio Group, LLC (Plinio), Hartig’s new employer, claiming that Hartig stole Sam’s Wines’ confidential customer list from its computers prior to Hartig’s resignation. The list was password-protected and Hartig had signed an acknowledgement declaring that the information would not be disclosed. Hartig took the confidential customer list to Plinio and used it to solicit customers. Read more » about Copying Customer List Does Not Necessarily Imply "Damages" Under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
