Fifth Amendment did not save former employee from having to turn over his Gmail account
internetcases » cases 2024-03-06
Summary:
Plaintiff biotech company sued a former employee for allegedly emailing proprietary information to his personal Gmail account and discussing employment with competitors. Plaintiff’s investigations revealed defendant had sent over a hundred emails with confidential data to his Gmail account, in violation of a confidentiality agreement defendant had signed when he was hired. Plaintiff sued defendant…