Of note from Hunton Andrews Kurth: On November 6, 2024, a Texas state district court jury found that a large e-discovery vendor violated Title 7, Chapter 33 of the Texas Penal Code, which provides that accessing a computer without its owner’s permission is a Class B misdemeanor. This case highlights the importance for e-discovery vendors…
Category: Court
Ninth Circuit rejects challenge to Idaho’s abortion trafficking ban — with some caveats
Edvard Pettersson reports: A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday mostly rejected a challenge to an Idaho law that makes it a crime for an adult to assist a minor in obtaining an abortion or abortion medication in another state without their parent’s consent. In a split decision, the appellate panel reversed a trial judge’s…
Litigation Under Wiretap Law and What Website Owners Need to Know
Jason C. Gavejian and Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis write: Massachusetts’ highest court recently issued an opinion that delves into the complex intersection of privacy law and modern technology. The case centers around whether the collection and transmission of users’ web browsing activities to third parties without their consent constitutes a violation of the Massachusetts…
UK: Institutional abuse victims awarded £30,000 after data breach
BBC reports: Three victims of historical institutional abuse (HIA) in Northern Ireland who were exposed in a major data breach are each to receive £30,000 in damages, the High Court heard on Wednesday. The settlements were announced in claims against the body, which was set up to champion their cause, and The Executive Office. Proceedings were…