Bobbie jones worked as a manager for jones excavating


Bobbie Jones worked as a manager for Jones Excavating Company where he had a tense relationship with his father, Michael Jones, who was also the company’s president. After more than ten years, Bobbie left Jones Excavating, and took 15,000 pages of the company’s documents – including trade secrets – on CD’s and DVD’s. Bobbie did not have permission to take this material when he left Jones Excavating. Bobbie soon took a job with Big Dig, Inc. (Jones Excavating’s competitor). Big Dig then developed and marketed excavating equipment that incorporated elements of some of the machinery that had been originally developed by Jones Excavating. Did Bobbie Jones violate any business ethics? If so, which and how? Did Big Dig violate any business ethics? If so, which and how? Does Jones Excavating have a claim against either Bobbie or Big Dig? Why or why not? What would be the appropriate remedy or remedies in this case, and why? Decide this case, and explain your answer in depth.

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