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· 11/17/1999

United States Ex Rel. Ackley v. International Business MacHines Corp.

Citations

  • 76 F. Supp. 2d 654
  • 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18722
  • 1999 WL 1095317

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • basing ruling on concern that “information obtained by way of discovery [may] skew[ ] the picture of what information Ackley actually derived from public disclosures and what he may be an original source of’
  • finding disclosure at least 30 days before suit “reasonable in nearly every case”
  • “‘Voluntarily’ means not in response to a subpoena, . . . and, insofar as a government employee is concerned, not in exchange for a salary.”
  • “Voluntary means not in response to a subpoena, . . . and, insofar as a government employee is concerned, not in exchange for a salary.”

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Judges: Messitte

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