Shipbuilders 'wrong' about lack of agreement in no-poach case, plaintiffs say

( September 2, 2025, 22:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: General Dynamics, other shipbuilders and specialized consulting and recruiting firms have incorrectly argued that a decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit raises the standard for alleging an anticompetitive agreement, plaintiff engineers said in a brief to the Eastern District of Virginia regarding the impact of the appeals court decision's on litigation over no-poach claims. "To the extent Defendants’ argument is that Plaintiffs have failed to plausibly allege any agreement, rather than that they have failed to allege an unlawful agreement, the argument is wrong," the plaintiffs said. "Defendants’ arguments that Plaintiffs have not alleged an unlawful agreement are also wrong."See attached document....

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Shipbuilders 'wrong' about lack of agreement in no-poach case, plaintiffs say

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