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My husband was joking with a co-worker about his prior company (of over a year ago) and made a comment to the effect that he had 2 of the prior companies pricing manuals and he'd sell them cheap. Well, it was overhead and not interpreted as a joke. He has since received a cease and desist notice and request to return the manuals from his prior company's attorney.
The deal is - he doesn't have any manuals. The company issued one upon hire and he lost it about 6 months before leaving - requested multiple times to get a new one from his supervisor - but never did.
I will be writing the response (more my thing) for him to send - and need to know - is this something we should have a lawyer respond to or should the response detail the losing of the manaul, the lack of having the manual and fein complete ignorance of the alleged heresay?
Of course any legal action against my husband is ultimately going to affect our family so I would like to get this matter settled. The clause he signed upon hire also includes something regarding that it is the (employees) responsibility to pay all attorney fees - do you think that they will try to get us to pay for their attorney's time to write the letter?
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks all!
My husband was joking with a co-worker about his prior company (of over a year ago) and made a comment to the effect that he had 2 of the prior companies pricing manuals and he'd sell them cheap. Well, it was overhead and not interpreted as a joke. He has since received a cease and desist notice and request to return the manuals from his prior company's attorney.
The deal is - he doesn't have any manuals. The company issued one upon hire and he lost it about 6 months before leaving - requested multiple times to get a new one from his supervisor - but never did.
I will be writing the response (more my thing) for him to send - and need to know - is this something we should have a lawyer respond to or should the response detail the losing of the manaul, the lack of having the manual and fein complete ignorance of the alleged heresay?
Of course any legal action against my husband is ultimately going to affect our family so I would like to get this matter settled. The clause he signed upon hire also includes something regarding that it is the (employees) responsibility to pay all attorney fees - do you think that they will try to get us to pay for their attorney's time to write the letter?
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks all!