Frost et al v. LG Corp., et al

  1. August 29, 2018

    LG, Samsung Anti-Poaching Suit Gets Axed Again

    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.

  2. April 24, 2017

    LG, Samsung Anti-Poaching Suit Gets Tossed, For Now

    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.

  3. March 22, 2017

    LG's Sanctions Bid Rebuffed By Workers In Anti-Poach Suit

    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.

  4. January 24, 2017

    Samsung, LG Say Anti-Poach Suit Uses Korean 'Stereotypes'

    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.

  5. September 12, 2016

    Samsung, LG Workers Sue Over Anti-Poaching Deal

    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.