Legal Opinion
Van Alstyne v. Electronic Scriptorium, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 18, 2009No. 07-1892, 07-1899PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Chief Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Judge AGEE joined.
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Chief Judge:
During Bonnie Van Alstyne’s employment with Electronic Scriptorium Limited (“ESL”), ESL’s president, Edward Leonard, began accessing her personal email account. Van Alstyne discovered Leonard’s actions, which continued for more than a year after Van Alstyne left ESL, while litigating an unrelated matter with ESL in Virginia state court. Thereafter, Van Alstyne brought suit under the Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C.A. §…
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