Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

Termination

What legal action can a corporate take against a former employee who deletes file from company data base?


Asked on 5/04/01, 9:47 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Peter Bark Bark & Karpf

Re: Termination

The corporation may bring a civil suit for actual damages as a result of the deleted file but it can also press criminal charges and have the employee arrested. It can do either or both.

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Answered on 6/20/01, 3:55 pm

Re: Termination

Criminal Mischief may work.

How did he get access to the files?

And, you should be contacting the

district attorney's office because

there is no prosecution without them

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Answered on 6/20/01, 9:34 pm


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