Leave No E-mail Unturned in Trade Secret and Non-Compete Cases

A recent verdict in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia is an excellent reminder of the importance of conducting thorough discovery in unfair competition cases.  Earlier this year, after a four day trial, a Georgia jury awarded telecom company Cost Management Group (“CMG”) $282,001 in damages, $300,000 in attorneys’ fees, and $200,000 in punitive damages, finding that CMG’s former president, Daniel Bommer, breached his contract by operating a competing company, as well as siphoning employees and business away from CMG to a second competing company, all while employed by the plaintiff.

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