16 Cited authorities

  1. Section 1021.5 - Attorney's fees in action resulting in enforcement of important right affecting public interest

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1021.5   Cited 1,768 times   19 Legal Analyses
    Providing that "a court may award" attorney's fees "to a successful party "
  2. Section 7 - Tense; gender; definitions

    Cal. Pen. Code § 7   Cited 892 times
    Explaining that "willfully" means "a purpose or willingness to commit the act"
  3. Section 630 - Legislative declarations

    Cal. Pen. Code § 630   Cited 302 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an eavesdropper is liable when recording or listening in "without the consent of all parties"
  4. Section 9.73.030 - Intercepting, recording, or divulging private communication-Consent required-Exceptions

    Wash. Rev. Code § 9.73.030   Cited 279 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting recording of private conversations
  5. Section 631 - Unlawful tapping

    Cal. Pen. Code § 631   Cited 267 times   15 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting "any person who . . . makes any unauthorized connection . . . or who willfully and without the consent of all parties to the communication . . . reads, or attempts to read, or to learn the contents or meaning of any message is in transit or passing over any wire, line, or cable . . . "
  6. Section 637.2 - Action against person who committed violation; injunctive relief

    Cal. Pen. Code § 637.2   Cited 227 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Providing for damages of the greater of $5,000 per violation or three times the plaintiff's actual damages
  7. Section 934.03 - Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited

    Fla. Stat. § 934.03   Cited 212 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Precluding liability for interceptions “when all of the parties to the communication have given prior consent”
  8. Section 5703 - Interception, disclosure or use of wire, electronic or oral communications

    18 Pa. C.S. § 5703   Cited 141 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting “intentionally intercept[ing], endeavor[ing] to intercept, or procur[ing] any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept any wire, oral or electronic communication”
  9. Section 934.02 - Definitions

    Fla. Stat. § 934.02   Cited 99 times
    Excluding "[a]ny communication from an electronic or mechanical device which permits the tracking of the movement of a person or an object" from Florida's definition of "electronic communication"
  10. Section 5725 - Civil action for unlawful interception, disclosure or use of wire, electronic or oral communication

    18 Pa. C.S. § 5725   Cited 60 times   2 Legal Analyses

    (a) Cause of action.--Any person whose wire, electronic or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of this chapter shall have a civil cause of action against any person who intercepts, discloses or uses or procures any other person to intercept, disclose or use, such communication; and shall be entitled to recover from any such person: (1) Actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of $100 a day for each day of violation, or $1,000, whichever