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Surveillance, Attorney Fees, and Employment Status: Recent 3rd Dept. Decisions

There were three new 3rd Dept. cases of note from yesterday (two workers’ compensation cases and another relevant case): Hurley v. Lawrence School District. This case would seem to be self-evident. The claimant, a special...more

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Update: Fourth Circuit Dodges Constitutionality of Geofence Warrants

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Earlier this year, we wrote on the Fourth Circuit's en banc rehearing in United States v. Chatrie, a criminal appeal addressing whether a geofence warrant used to locate the defendant in a bank robbery trial was a...more

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En Banc Fourth Circuit Geofence Decision is Splintered

In U.S. v. Chatrie, __ F. 4th __, 2025 WL 1242063 (4th Cir. Apr. 30, 2025)(en banc), the Court issued a per curiam affirmance of the District Court’s geofence decision. Fourteen judges joined in that decision. There were...more

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A Quick Note Regarding Surveillance Reports in Florida

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In Florida, if you want to use surveillance footage at trial, you have to provide a copy to the plaintiff beforehand. After you provide the footage, the plaintiff might seek to compel the private investigator’s report as...more

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Drone Operators Beware….Michigan Appellate Court Opines On Privacy

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In a new decision, the Michigan Court of Appeals has held that when it comes to privacy and aerial surveillance, a landowner has a greatly enhanced expectation of privacy when unmanned aircraft are involved. The decision,...more

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Employment News - March 2017 #1

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Missing the jackpot – High Court awards nominal damages for breach of confidentiality - Marathon Asset Management LLP v Seddon arose out of a team move from an investment management business (MAM). Prior to leaving...more

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Data Retention Questions Referred to the European Court for Clarification

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Mass surveillance has been under scrutiny yet again since the UK Court of Appeal, on 20 November 2015, asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to clarify whether it intended to “lay down mandatory requirements...more

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Wake-Up Call: Second Circuit Declares NSA’s Mass Telephone Surveillance Program Illegal; Defers Injunction While Congress Ponders...

Whatever your opinion of Edward Snowden, the shockwaves from his leaks of classified material continue to roil all three branches of the federal government. The latest wave broke last week when the United States Court of...more

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Snowden Strikes Back: Mass Collection of Telephony Metadata Struck Down By the Second Circuit

As post-Snowden America well knows, for some years now the National Security Agency (NSA) has been collecting bulk telephone metadata under the authority of Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act and aggregating it into data banks...more

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LYNX Surveillance Footage Exempt from Public Inspection

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In a surprising opinion issued on January 30, 2015, which promises to have a wide-reaching effect, the Fifth District Court of Appeal overturned a declaratory judgment entered in favor of WKMG-TV Local 6, and determined that...more

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Trade Secrets Watch 2013 Year-In-Review

It’s been a hot year in the trade secrets field, with some huge verdicts and settlements, a renewed spotlight on cyberattacks, and an unusual flurry of trade secrets legislation. Trade Secrets Watch’s 2013 Year-in-Review...more

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