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In re: High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation

  1. May 12, 2014

    Anti-Poaching Class Rep. Says $324M Deal Unjust

    A named plaintiff in the antitrust suit accusing Google Inc., Apple Inc., Intel Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. of agreeing not to poach each other's employees urged the court Sunday to reject the companies' "grossly inadequate" $324 million settlement in the case.

  2. May 06, 2014

    Lieff Cabraser, Others Want $8.6M In Anti-Poaching Case

    Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and three other firms asked a California federal judge on Monday to approve $8.6 million in attorneys' fees and costs for representing a class of software engineers claiming Intuit Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd. and Pixar Animation Studios Inc. conspired to fix employee pay.

  3. April 24, 2014

    Apple, Google Settle Anti-Poaching Case With Engineers

    Google Inc., Apple Inc., Intel Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. have agreed to settle antitrust claims from a group of software engineers accusing the technology giants of agreeing not to hire each other's employees, the parties said Thursday.

  4. April 21, 2014

    Google, Apple Urge Higher Bar In Employee Poaching Suit

    Software engineers accusing Google Inc., Apple Inc. and other major technology companies of agreeing not to hire each other's employees should have to clear the tougher rule-of-reason bar to make their antitrust claims stick, instead of the per se standard, the companies said Friday.

  5. April 18, 2014

    Steve Jobs' Character Fair Game In Poaching Trial, Judge Told

    A class of tech employees urged a California federal court on Thursday to deny a bid by Apple Inc., Google Inc. and other tech companies to limit evidence in an upcoming trial over their alleged conspiracy to suppress wages and not compete for each others' workers, arguing that the tech giants' request to bar statements about Steve Jobs' character was overbroad.

  6. April 07, 2014

    Google, Apple Can't Ax Expert In Poaching Antitrust Suit

    A California federal judge on Friday rejected a bid by Apple Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. to exclude testimony from a plaintiffs' expert and rule in their favor in a class action accusing them of agreeing not to poach one another's employees.

  7. March 28, 2014

    Google, Apple Can't Skirt Worker Poaching Conspiracy Claims

    A California federal judge on Friday rejected bids by Apple Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. to toss antitrust claims in a class action accusing them of agreeing not to poach one another's employees, saying there is sufficient evidence to move forward.

  8. February 28, 2014

    Apple, Google 'Spoon-Feeding' Experts, Engineers Say

    A class of software engineers suing Apple Inc., Google Inc. and other technology giants for allegedly agreeing not to poach one another's employees urged a California federal judge on Thursday to strike down opposing testimony, accusing the companies of "spoon-feeding" its experts with hearsay.

  9. January 13, 2014

    Apple, Google Deny Employee Poaching Conspiracy

    Apple Inc., Google Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc. urged a California federal judge Thursday to toss antitrust claims in a class action accusing them and other major tech companies of agreeing not to poach one another's employees, arguing there is no evidence of a conspiracy.

  10. January 09, 2014

    Intel Wants Out Of Antitrust Suit Over Worker Poaching Pact

    Intel Corp. on Thursday urged a California federal judge to nix the antitrust claims against it in a class action accusing major tech companies of agreeing not to poach one another's employees, saying there was no evidence the company had joined a conspiracy.

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