Legal Opinion
Teva Pharm. USA, Inc. v. Sandhu
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 30, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 17–3031PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSavage, J.
This misappropriation of trade secrets action requires us to decide two issues arising under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) that have split the circuit courts and the Third Circuit has yet to address. First, can an employee who misuses information she was authorized to access be held liable? Second, may a plaintiff only recover losses caused by an interruption of service? Stated differently, can the plaintiff recover losses that are not linked to an interruption of service? We answer the first question in the negative, and the second in the affirmative.
Teva alleges that its former…
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