[CurtEgerer]

Let's make a more specific hypothetical:

An employee leaves a company and goes to work for a competitor. There is a dispute regarding monies owed to the ex-employee. Various eMails including sensitive attachments detailing some of the company's financial information are traded amongst the attorneys representing the 2 parties.

The attorney for the ex-employee is CC'ing all eMails and attachments to his client via his new business eMail. In affect, the company's financial information is now on their competitor's server ......