Decision may limit claims of employee computer fraud
A recent 9th Circuit decision has cast doubt on a tool that is increasingly being used by employers to go after employees who use confidential information from company computer systems. The Computer...
View ArticleChild victim restitution standard shatters circuits
WASHINGTON – A federal statute makes it mandatory for victims of child pornography to get restitution for the losses they suffer. But federal court rulings deciding how those losses should be...
View ArticleJustices take aiding and abetting gun case
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide just what elements are necessary to prove aiding and abetting liability for one of the most common federal crimes: the use or possession of a...
View ArticleJury’s still out on whether vacant post is accommodation
WASHINGTON – Leaving unresolved a question that has split the circuits and perplexed employment attorneys, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to decide whether the Americans with Disabilities Act requires...
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