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District court dismisses wiretap claim under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or federal Wiretap Act, because plaintiff failed to allege acts with an intent or purpose of committing a crime or tort which would have triggered the crime-tort exception and removed

September 21, 2026

Memorandum and Order

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging district court to dismiss amended complaint asserting federal Wiretap Act claims and hold that Act’s crime-tort exception to one-party consent requires a separate unlawful act beyond mere act of interception itself

December 12, 2025

U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief

Mark C. Fleming of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP served as outside counsel.

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging district court to dismiss federal Wiretap Act claims and hold that Act’s crime-tort exception to one-party consent requires a separate unlawful act beyond mere act of interception itself

February 24, 2025

U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief

Mark C. Fleming and Thanithia R. Billings of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP served as outside counsel.

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