In two decisions issued back-to-back on April 10 and 11, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Ninth and Second circuits interpreted three different federal statutes ” the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the National Stolen Property Act (NSPA), and the Economic Espionage Act (EEA) ” in ways that narrowed federal prosecutors” ability to charge former employees for stealing proprietary information from their companies.
When Taking Proprietary Information Is Not a Crime
In back-to-back decisions, the Ninth and Second circuits interpreted three different federal statutes '' the CFAA, the NSPA, EEA '' in ways that narrowed federal prosecutors'' ability to charge former employees for stealing proprietary information from their companies.
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Wendy H. Schwartz And Jennifer L. AchillesThis premium content is locked for Business Crimes Bulletin subscribers only
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