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Atlanta Insurance Broker Claims Employees Raided Their Business
A lawsuit claims the two employees secretly formed their own company while still working for them, then tried to destroy evidence.
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An Atlanta insurance broker is suing two of its former employees, claiming they attempted to “sabotage” their business.
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According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Beecher Carlson has filed a federal lawsuit against Michael Stern and Mark Ouimette, who the lawsuit claims formed their own company in secret while still working for Beecher Carlson, breaching their employment contracts.
Furthermore, the lawsuit alleges Stern and Ouimette stole trade secrets from Beecher Carlson for use with their new company, meant to directly compete with their old employers.
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Read more about the lawsuit in the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
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