Comment by patmcc
Probably sue the failed startup owners for negligence?
If DankStartup left all your HR files lying around in their office and the guy who bought it five years later found them, well, DankStartup should have shredded them. It'd sure be nice if the cleaners shredded them for you, but I wouldn't count on it (nor make them liable).
> Probably sue the failed startup owners for negligence
The owners generally aren't liable (assuming or corp or LLC), and if the company would have been liable, that liability probably died with the firm.