No. 24-634

Binyomin Rutstein v. Compulife Software, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-12-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: data-extraction defend-trade-secrets-act electronic-acquisition improper-means trade-secrets web-scraping
Key Terms:
Copyright TradeSecret Privacy
Latest Conference: 2025-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether an action that is not unlawful under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act ("DTSA") when performed manually by a human (or humans) is unlawful when performed by a computer robot.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether web scraping of publicly available data using automated technology constitutes an improper means of obtaining trade secrets under the Defend Trade Secrets Act

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2024-12-23
Waiver of Compulife Software, Inc. of right to respond submitted.
2024-12-23
Waiver of right of respondent Compulife Software, Inc. to respond filed.
2024-11-27
2024-10-17
Application (24A358) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 29, 2024.
2024-10-14
Application (24A358) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 30, 2024 to December 16, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Binyomin Rutstein
Michael Diaz Jr.Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP, Petitioner
Compulife Software, Inc.
Joel Benjamin RothmanSRIPLAW, Respondent