Legal Opinion

LVRC HOLDINGS LCC v. Brekka

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 15, 2009No. 07-17116PublishedCited by 252 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

LVRC Holdings, LLC (LVRC) filed this lawsuit in federal district court against its former employee, Christopher Brekka, his wife, Carolyn Quain, and the couple’s two consulting businesses, Employee Business Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation (EBSN), and Employee Business Solutions, Inc., a Florida corporation (EBSF). LVRC alleged that Brekka violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. § 1030, by accessing LVRC’s computer “without authorization,” both while Brekka was employed at LVRC and after he left the company. See 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(2), (4). The…

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