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New Corporate Espionage Claims Emerge

A lawsuit has been filed in Utah federal court by Human Interest against Guideline, alleging corporate espionage.

"We are going to tear apart HI. It's going to be the easiest thing to do."

This quote is from a text message sent by Brandon Sterri to his brothers on January 29, according to the complaint. At the time, Brandon and his brother Brian were still employed by Human Interest, while their third brother, Eirik, worked for Guideline.

The lawsuit claims that the Sterri brothers, despite being bound by confidentiality agreements and having access to company-issued laptops, allegedly engaged in systematic data theft.

Author's summary: New claims of corporate espionage emerge in a lawsuit.

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