August 29, 2018
A California federal judge has tossed a consolidated putative class action brought by employees who claim LG and Samsung broke antitrust laws by agreeing not to poach each other's workers, finding that the employees were asking her to make "too big of a leap" by substituting stereotypes about Korean family-owned conglomerates for factual allegations.
April 24, 2017
A California federal judge on Friday tossed with leave to amend a consolidated putative class action brought by employees who allege LG and Samsung broke antitrust laws by agreeing not to poach one another's workers, finding that the allegations are too vague.
March 22, 2017
A putative class alleging LG and Samsung broke antitrust laws by agreeing not to poach one another's employees asked a California federal judge on Tuesday to deny LG's sanctions request, saying the case is based on factual evidence including a Samsung agent's admission she was instructed not to recruit from LG.
January 24, 2017
LG and Samsung urged a California federal judge Monday to toss an antitrust class action accusing them of agreeing not to poach each other's employees, arguing the suit relies on stereotypes about Korean companies in lieu of alleging even basic details about the supposed conspiracy.
September 12, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Corp. are accused of illegally agreeing not to poach each other's employees, which allegedly resulted in unlawful wage suppression, according to a proposed class action filed in California federal court on Friday, the latest such suit targeting companies with a large presence in Silicon Valley.