United States Fourth Circuit

In an action raising claims under the Virginia Computer Crimes Act and the Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs failed to present evidence that defendant had used a computer to withdraw funds he was not authorized to withdraw for an illegal or unauthorized purpose; and 2) plaintiffs did not present sufficient evidence to show that defendants were using plaintiffs' trade secrets in their manufacturing process.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/12/2008
• Published 05/12/2008

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and PATRICK MICHAEL DUFFY, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Jerry William Boykin, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, Tysons Corner, Virginia, for Appellants.  John F. Mardula, Roberts, Mardula & Wertheim, L.L.C., Reston, Virginia, for Appellees. ON BRIEF:  Virginia W. Hoptman, Erin L. Roberts, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, Tysons Corner, Virginia, for Appellants.  Shauna M. Wertheim, Roberts, Mardula & Wertheim, L.L.C., Reston, Virginia, for Appellees.