A recent case decided by the Court of Appeal for Ontario demonstrates the limitations of the tort of conversion for supporting an employer’s claim that its book of business was unlawfully sold to a ...

While a claim of conversion has grown to extend beyond tangible property to keep up with computerized use, courts are still grappling with how far to extend the tort. In their Commercial Division ...

Electronic Records and the Tort of Conversion It wasn't long ago that in order to steal something, you had to get your hands on it first. Most jurisdictions still hold to the conventional ...

The article asks whether the tort of conversion should be expanded so as to protect contractual rights. The suggestion, found in recent case law and academic texts, that conversion should protect ...

California case law over the last few years is replete with instances where a new and/or small business has one of their employees take responsibility for various IT activities such as setting up the ...

The tort of conversion can serve, and frequently has served, as a launching pad for punitive damages. The presence of malice is not necessarily inherent in the commission of a conversion, and a ...

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