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Why an ex-employee had to pay over $600k for dealing with a competitor
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The former employee was ordered to pay over $300,000 for disclosing company secrets in his “business proposal” to the rival firm.
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SINGAPORE - Dealing with a competitor came at a high price for a senior executive who was ordered to pay over $600,000 for acting against the interest of his firm while he was still employed.
Of course, the executive, the country manager of a technology company, was entitled to compete after he signed on with the other firm, but his actions in disclosing confidential information to that firm before he actually resigned put his actions in a whole different light.
