Circuit Split Roundup

For the latest coverage of noteworthy issues dividing the federal courts, check out the following links:

• Employee misuse of proprietary info: Circuits split over CFAA, HR.BLR.com (Oct. 9, 2012).

• Jeffrey Brown, En Banc Fifth Circuit continues circuit split with CP restitution, holds proximate cause not required for loss calculation, Cybercrime Review (Oct. 9, 2012).

• Keith Gibson, Supreme Court Considers Limitations to the Alien Tort Statute in Kiobel Re-Argument, Product Liability Monitor (Oct. 5, 2012).

• Amy Hocevar, Sixth Circuit Splits from Federal Circuit on Whether Severance Payments are Subject to FICA Payroll Taxes, Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog (Oct. 10, 2012).