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EBay Denies Cyberstalking Probe Was 'Sham'

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rejected a Massachusetts couple's claim that it ran a "sham" internal probe into a company cyberstalking scheme, countering in a Monday filing that the investigation formed the basis for the successful criminal prosecution of the seven former employees responsible.

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Judge Denies 'Fishing' Request For Morgan Lewis, EBay Docs

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A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday rejected a former eBay Inc. executive's bid for pretrial subpoenas in an alleged cyberstalking case as a "fishing expedition" for files from the company and its counsel at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.

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EBay Stalking Victims Say Harassment Started At The Top

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A Massachusetts couple who were the victims of a bizarre cyberstalking campaign carried out by eBay Inc. employees say a pair of recent criminal sentencing hearings for the conspirators show the company's top brass were in on the harassment campaign.

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Journalists Say EBay Can't ID Sources In Stalking Case

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A Massachusetts couple who were harassed by a group of eBay Inc. employees over their negative blog posts about the company said they shouldn't have to turn over the names of confidential sources purportedly scared off by the ordeal.

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Morgan Lewis Faces Subpoena Bid For EBay Stalking Report

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A former eBay Inc. security executive accused alongside others of stalking a blogging couple asked a Massachusetts federal judge Tuesday to sign off on subpoenas focused on an internal company investigation run by Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, saying the findings will bolster his defense.

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Ex-EBay Exec Says His Spy Work Undercuts Stalking Charges

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A former eBay Inc. executive accused of working with others at the company to harass a blogging couple told a Massachusetts federal court Monday he believed his actions were necessary to avoid a perceived harm — just like the "arguably unlawful" covert operations he once ran as a U.S. security contractor.

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Presumption of Injunction: How the RESTORE Act Aims to Re-Empower Patent Holders

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This construct was flipped by the Supreme Court’s 2006 decision in eBay Inc. Now, a new bipartisan bill aims to restore the pre- eBay status quo. The RESTORE Act aims to legislatively overturn aspects of eBay, although still leave open the opportunity for adjudged infringers to show that injunctive relief is not warranted.

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