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Perspective

Aug. 21, 2010

Can You Keep a Secret?

Your company's top salesperson has downloaded the customer database and several contracts - and is about to jump ship. Now what? By Matthew Miller and Erik Morrison of Carroll, Burdick & McDonough.

By Matthew F. Miller and Erik Morrison

You just learned that your company's top salesperson downloaded the customer database and dozens of detailed contracts onto a thumb drive. It's clear you're about to lose a star employee. Even worse, she's preparing to steal company clients using the company's own customer information. California courts will bend over backwards to protect the star employee's right to compete freely, but she mu...

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