Washington Appellate Court Finds That Employer’s Threatening Letter, Relying In Part On Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine, to Former Employee’s Prospective Employer Is Not Actionable

In Moore v. Commercial Aircraft Interiors, 2012 WL 1947890 (Wash. Ct. App., May 29, 2012), a Washington Appeals Court held that a former employee suing his former employer for tortious interference with business expectancy must show actual evidence and not simply conclusory statements of his alleged former employer’s improper purpose, in order to recover.  

Robert Moore (“Moore”) worked for Commercial Aircraft Interiors (“CAI”) from 2003 until his voluntary resignation in 2008. Moore never signed a non-compete agreement with the company, but did sign a non-disclosure agreement intended to protect CAI’s confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information. 

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