What would you do about former employee took trade secrets?

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Hypothetical question

Has anyone dealt with something like this? I'm not sure what my options are.

former employee took trade secrets. I've been dealing with this for about 8 weeks now and teh situation isn't improving.

This involves software/code I developed over the past 36 months. I do not have documentation proving my ownership and timeline ngl.

What are the risks if I pursue this? What's the likely timeline?

Illustrative response

Just want to point out — the statute of limitations might be a factor here. In some states it's as short as 1-2 years. Don't sit on this too long.

Illustrative response

For anyone dealing with trade secret theft: act fast. The longer you wait, the harder it is to get an injunction. Most courts want to see that you took immediate action to protect your confidential information.