Computer Fraud and Abuse: A New Cause of Action
Why Attend?
Get the information that's essential to your practice in a convenient, concise, and practical seminar. As an interactive seminar, the program affords the opportunity to submit questions for faculty discussion in advance of and during the event. This intermediate course of study, comprised of 60 minutes of instruction, provides guidance on the essential issues involved in electronic evidence and new developments with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Among the issues that will be addressed during this 60 minute program:
• The history behind the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
• The practical implications of this Act
• The major provisions of the Act and how they can be used to recover damages for the destruction of corporate data
• How courts across the country have been applying the Act
What You Will Learn
You receive a telephone call from one of your largest corporate clients. The General Counsel of the company informs you that a key employee has resigned and has gone to work for a major competitor. A preliminary review of the laptop computer that was assigned to this former employee has revealed some troubling information. It seems that prior to leaving, the key employee downloaded several sensitive files containing all the important research that had gone into the development of the company's new product line. Even more disturbing: after the files were copied, the employee used scrubbing software to erase the research files, computer protected passwords, R & D notes and other sensitive material from his lap top computer. There are no copies of this sensitive data to be found.
The General Counsel is out for blood. He wants to know what causes of action can be brought against this corporate saboteur. You begin drafting a complaint that contains all the old legal standbys: breach of contract, tortious interference, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, breach of fiduciary duty and inducement of breach of fiduciary duty. But in order to adequately represent your client, you need to be familiar with and understand a new cause of action: one for violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 1030, et seq.
Planning Chairs
Bradley C. Nahrstadt, Williams Montgomery & John Ltd., Chicago, Illinois
Mark Sidoti, Gibbons P.C., Director, Products Liability, New York, NY
Program Schedule
Total 60-minute hours of instruction: 1.0; Total 50-minute hours: 1.2
Suggested Prerequisite: Limited experience in legal practice in subject matter.
Educational Objective: Development of proficiency in performance of intricate and complex legal tasks within a narrow area, provision of information on recent legal developments; maintenance of professional competence as a practitioner.
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Times
Eastern 2 pm - 3 pm
Central 1 pm – 2 pm
Mountain 12 noon – 1 pm
Pacific & Arizona 11 am – 12 noon
Alaska 10 am – 11 am
Hawaii 8 am – 9 am
