Confidential information: Departing employees ordered to return and destroy

By James R.G. Cook ( May 5, 2025, 2:26 PM EDT) -- Businesses who have abruptly lost several key employees to a competitor may be inclined to seek injunctive relief from the courts to restrain their use of trade secrets and other confidential information. While departing employees are not permitted to take their employer’s confidential documentation, a plaintiff may need to establish a strong case before a court will issue an order restraining defendants from doing business with their former employer’s customers....