Jon T. Neumann and Benjamin B. Watson of Steptoe & Johnson LLP write: In Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Gum Tree Property Management, L.L.C., ___ F. App’x ___, 2015 WL 170244 (5th Cir. Jan. 14, 2015), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, applying Mississippi law, affirmed the district court’s summary judgment order holding that a…
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AU: TPG’s cloud arm wins small victory in stolen data lawsuit
Allie Coyne reports: The cloud services arm of TPG Telecom has won a small victory in an ongoing legal battle with rival Core Desktop over the latter’s alleged use of confidential business data to steal customers. Trusted Cloud this week successfully defeated an application by Core Desktop that claimed evidence provided by the TPG subsidiary…
Ex-RadioShack worker accused of stealing nude phone photos
Henry Lee reports: A former RadioShack employee in Corte Madera appeared in court Monday on charges that he stole revealing cell phone photos from a woman who had brought her phone in to fix a cracked screen. Jose Robert Miranda, 24, of Richmond did not enter a plea to a felony charge of theft and…
Ex-employee booked with stealing identities of Kenner retirement home residents
Michelle Hunter reports: Kenner police have arrested a Metairie woman on charges of stealing identity information from more than 15 residents at a retirement home and using it to open credit card and bank accounts. Authorities had been looking for Kayla Bradley, 23, for almost two years, said Lt. Brian McGregor, spokesman for the Police…
TX: Home Depot IT employee stole 36,000 customers’ credit card numbers
KXAN reports: A Round Rock man is going to federal prison for stealing credit card information from customers at Home Depot. Prosecutors say Daniel Marquardt worked in the IT department for The Home Depot in Austin. Investigators say he stole credit card info from more than 36,000 customers, then tried to sell it online. Marquardt…
Palatine Police Charge Fremd Student For Allegedly Sending Offensive Email
From the no-surprise-there-dept.: An 18-year-old Fremd High School senior from Schaumburg was charged by Palatine police today (Friday) with misdemeanor disorderly conduct for sending an offensive email. According to police, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, an email message containing an offensive image was sent to student email accounts at both Fremd and Palatine high schools. Police…