If I were on the jury
I'd still find him guilty. But I'd reduce the monetary damages.
The company obviously failed in their fiduciary responsibility to him as an employee. That nullifies his fiduciary responsibility to them. Perhaps not as a matter of law, but as a matter of principle.
Yeah. He did an illegal thing. He spent time in jail already. I'd leave it on his record for being a dick, and a criminal. Good luck finding another job, asshole. But I wouldn't reward the company 130,000 for their part in this mess, either. $1 is more like it.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
