“Purloined Letters”: Management Options When A Departing
Employee Puts A Business Entity At Risk By Collecting
Confidential Business Or Personnel Information For Use
In The Employee’s Personal Litigation
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Whistleblower/Corporate Ethics Practice Group
Edward T. Ellis – Philadelphia
Earl M. Jone s, III – Dallas
Kevin E. Grit h – Columbus
Jill M. Weimer – Pittsburgh
Christian A . Angotti – Pittsburgh
Bryan M. Gra mlich – Columbus
“Purloined Letters”
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INTRODUCTION 1
I. CAN A BUSINE SS ORGANIZATION RET RIEVE AND SE CURE THE CONF IDENTIAL
INFORMATION TAKEN BY AN EMPLOYEE FO R USE IN AN INVE STIGATION
OR SUBSEQU ENT LITIGATION? 2
II. POTENTIAL CONSE QUENCES FO R AN EMPLOYEE WHO CO LLECTS AND
REMOVES CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 12
III. CONCLUSI ON 19
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