Law360, New York (August 16, 2012, 6:31 PM ET) -- A federal judge on Monday granted IBM Corp.'s bid to quash a subpoena in a proposed class action alleging Apple Inc., Pixar Animation Studios Inc., Google Inc. and others inked anti-competitive agreements not to poach one another's engineers, ruling that information sought by the subpoena was irrelevant.
The proposed class action was brought by five computer engineers who claim that a 2010 U.S. Department of Justice investigation revealed that Apple and Pixar, both formerly controlled by the late Steve Jobs, brokered an interconnected web of deals...
IBM Ditches Subpoena In Apple, Pixar Anti-Poaching Pact Suit
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