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In a November 2005 opinion, the 3rd Circuit ruled that the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act allows civil claims. The case involved an employer’s suit against former employees who allegedly used information wrongfully obtained from the employer’s computer system. The 3rd Circuit’s decision is particularly significant to employers, who may now obtain federal court jurisdiction and assert a claim without meeting all of the requirements under traditional common law and trade secret claims.

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In its first interpretation of remedies available under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the 3rd Circuit ruled that civil claims are allowed. In the case, an employer alleged that former employees used information wrongfully obtained from the employer’s computer system. The 3rd Circuit’s decision is particularly significant to employers, who may now obtain federal court jurisdiction and assert a claim without meeting all of the requirements under traditional common law and trade secret claims.

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In its first interpretation of remedies available under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the 3rd Circuit ruled that civil claims are allowed. In the case, an employer alleged that former employees used information wrongfully obtained from the employer’s computer system. The 3rd Circuit’s decision is particularly significant to employers, who may now obtain federal court jurisdiction and assert a claim without meeting all of the requirements under traditional common law and trade secret claims.

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