Q: I was in a vehicle accident a couple months ago during my recovery an employee of mine had my former customers sign a pa
Paper saying I was shutting the doors to my business (which I'm not) and having those customers go through his business that he was starting is there any legal action I can take
A:
Yes, you can file an action to have the earnings from those customers go to you. You need to consult a business attorney who handles partnership and other business litigation dealing with who shares in the proceeds of a business.
If you have the business's computers you need to get their advice on how to 1)block former employee from access (though he may have downloaded) 2) what to look for as far as records showing what the state of the business was.
At the same time you need to be proactive and use this as a "time to reinvent MY business opportunity, even if you didn't ask for it. Growing your business is as important as any litigation with Mr. Swine.
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