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Accessing Database Violates Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Economic Espionage Act – Ninth Circuit Affirms Criminal Conviction of Former Employee

August 2, 2016

By Ravindra K. Shaw, Esq. and Dylan B. Carp, Esq. of Jackson Lewis P.C. The Ninth Circuit recently filed its latest installment in the saga involving David Nosal and his former employer, Korn/Ferry International,...

CA Supreme Court to Decide If Insurance Companies Can Be Sued under the Unfair Competition Law Expert Testimony Needed Where Breach of Fiduciary Claim Mirrors Legal Malpractice Claim

November 22, 2015

By Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP On Wednesday, May 8, 2013, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the state’s Court of Appeal decision in Zhang v. Superior Court (California Capital...

California and Illinois Appellate Courts Uphold Contractual Statute of Limitations Provision Abrogating Delayed Discovery Rule

November 22, 2015

By Cassidy E. Chivers, Esq. of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Two recent appellate decisions in California and Illinois confirmed the validity of standard 1997 AIA clauses providing that the statute of limitations for...

California Appeals Court Rules Policy Exclusion Void as Against Public Policy

November 22, 2015

By Marc J. Zimet, Esq. of Jampol Zimet LLP The California Court of Appeals for the 4th District recently found an auto insurance policy’s exclusion to be void as against public policy for...

California Appellate Court Finds No Malicious Product Tampering Coverage for Westlandâ€™s Ground Beef

November 22, 2015

By Joseph F. Bermudez, Esq. and Suzanne M. Meintzer, Esq. of Wilson Elser etal. In 2008, Windsor Food Quality Company, Ltd. (Windsor) purchased Westland/Hallmark Meat Company’s (Westland’s) ground beef as an ingredient to be...

California Appellate Court Limits Liability under California's Medical Confidentiality Act for Disclosure of Medical Information

November 22, 2015

By Melissa K. Ventrone, Esq. Ian A. Stewart, Esq. and Jeremy L. Ross, Esq. of Wilson Elser In what should be considered a win for the defense, the California Third Appellate Court recently...

California Cities and Counties Can Allow, Restrict, Limit or Exclude Facilities that Distribute Medical Marijuana

November 22, 2015

By William Enger, Esq. and Victoria LaBrie. Esq. of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously on May 6 in City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients...