Email is ubiquitous. It is so ingrained in our personal and professional lives that we sometimes forget that email creates a paper trail that never goes away.
Even super-smart people stumble occasionally when dealing with email. In a recent piece on The Verge, a gadget blog, the emails of some of Silicon Valley’s most famous and successful CEOs show that no one is immune.
The emails came out as part of a lawsuit alleging that several technology companies conspired to prevent employees from moving to other companies. 
Check out this gem from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt:
You can see the entire collection of email as well as some solid reporting on the issues at The Verge.
This situation brings to mind a few tips for your email writing that will hopefully help you not get sued:
1. If it could be embarrassing, don’t write it.
2. Remember as you type out that email: email, like diamonds, is forever.
3. Send emails only to the people who absolutely have to see them.
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