ABC Inc. inadvertently sent a critically important document outlining its plans to open several new stores in the East to its biggest competitor, XYZ. The document was given to an ABC summer student intern who mistakenly emailed it to XYZ. Discuss whether trade secret status has been destroyed and whether XYZ may use the information.

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The Answer of ABC Inc. inadvertently sent a critically important document outlining its plans to open several new stores in the East to its biggest competitor, XYZ. The document was given to an ABC summer student intern who mistakenly emailed it to XYZ. Discuss whether trade secret status has been destroyed and whether XYZ may use the information.

ABC Inc Inadvertently Sent a Critically Important Document Outlining Its Plans