Former Employer Client Solicitation with Capacity Disparagement State
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#FormerEmployerClientSolicitationwithCapacityDisparagementState
Definition
State in which a former employee actively solicits a former employer's clients by making false or misleading representations about the former employer's capacity to perform — specifically leveraging knowledge of internal personnel changes (e.g., a departing employee) to create doubt about the former employer's ability to deliver services, thereby combining competitive solicitation with reputational harm through misrepresentation.
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Definition
State in which a former employee actively solicits a former employer's clients by making false or misleading representations about the former employer's capacity to perform — specifically leveraging knowledge of internal personnel changes (e.g., a departing employee) to create doubt about the former employer's ability to deliver services, thereby combining competitive solicitation with reputational harm through misrepresentation.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A has contacted Firm X's clients and is making representations that because Engineer C is going to be leaving Firm X to work for Firm Y, Firm X will be 'hard pressed' to perform successfully on its projects and that Firm X's clients should hire Firm Y to perform engineering services
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rdfs:comment "State in which a former employee actively solicits a former employer's clients by making false or misleading representations about the former employer's capacity to perform — specifically leveraging knowledge of internal personnel changes (e.g., a departing employee) to create doubt about the former employer's ability to deliver services, thereby combining competitive solicitation with reputational harm through misrepresentation." ;
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Content Hash
5f4c6d767fa4b75a...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
127
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-03-01T03:10:48.694016+00:00
First Discovered In Case
127
Generated
2026-03-01T03:10:48.694016+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 127 Extraction