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Nitsch v. Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc. et al

  1. May 04, 2016

    Sony Pictures Pays $13M To Ditch No-Poach Class Action

    Sony Pictures has agreed to pay $13 million to settle a proposed class action accusing it and other major Hollywood studios of illegally conspiring not to poach each other's animators, Tuesday court documents show.

  2. April 01, 2016

    Fox Subsidiary Pays $5.9M To Ditch No-Poach Class Action

    Fox-owned Blue Sky Studios settled a putative class action Thursday alleging it, Walt Disney, Pixar, and other studios illegally pledged not to poach each other's animation and visual effects artists, agreeing to pay $5.9 million and cooperate in authenticating plaintiff's litigation documents.

  3. March 31, 2016

    Pixar Doesn't Have To Show Ex-GC Docs In Poaching Suit

    Pixar doesn't have to reveal documents involving its former general counsel in a putative class action accusing Disney and others of scheming not to poach each other's workers, according to a California judge who said Wednesday the papers don't have enough evidence of fraud to surmount attorney-client privilege.

  4. March 25, 2016

    Pixar Must Show Judge Ex-GC Docs In Anti-Poaching Suit

    A California federal judge presiding over a putative class action accusing Disney and other studios of scheming not to poach each other's workers has ordered Pixar to show him documents involving its former general counsel, saying the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege may apply.

  5. February 11, 2016

    Animators Say Anti-Poaching Suit Deserves Class Cert

    A proposed class of animators accusing Disney and other studios of scheming not to poach each other's workers laid out their case for class certification in a motion released Wednesday, telling a California federal judge that years of collusion affected animators across six studios.

  6. January 15, 2016

    Studios, Animation Workers Trade Blame Over Definition Delay

    Animation studios including DreamWorks and Disney told a California federal judge Thursday that a proposed class of workers accusing them of scheming not to poach each other's workers violated an agreement to provide dates for the proposed class definition, and the workers replied Friday it was the studios' fault.

  7. December 23, 2015

    Animators, Studios Reach Anti-Poach Docs Discovery Deal

    A putative class of animators accusing several Hollywood studios of illegally agreeing to not poach each other's workers withdrew Tuesday its bid to force Pixar and Lucasfilm to produce documents from a related antitrust case that settled in March, saying an agreement has been reached in the discovery dispute.

  8. December 09, 2015

    Animators Gun For Pixar, Lucasfilm Anti-Poach Docs

    Animators accusing several Hollywood studios of illegally agreeing to not poach each other's workers moved Tuesday to force Pixar and Lucasfilm to produce documents from a related antitrust case that settled in March, arguing the papers are important to their putative class action.

  9. August 21, 2015

    Disney, Others Can't Duck Animator's Anti-Poaching Suit

    The Walt Disney Co., DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. and others failed to shake a proposed class action brought by animators who say the studios conspired to keep down their wages when a California federal judge ruled Thursday the plaintiffs had pointed to specific circumstances to back their conspiracy claims.

  10. May 22, 2015

    Movie Studios Want Animators' Anti-Poaching Suit Tossed

    The Walt Disney Co., DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. and others urged a California federal judge on Thursday to toss a proposed class action brought by animators accusing the studios of conspiring to keep down wages, saying that plaintiffs failed to show proof the studios knowingly misled them in the alleged scheme.

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