Judge Denies Dismissal of No-Poach Conspiracy Case

theodp writes "Testifying before Congress in 2007, Google's HR chief stated: 'We make great efforts to uncover the most talented employees we can find.' But according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Google actually went to some lengths to avoid uncovering some of tech's most talented employees, striking up agreements with Apple, Intel, and other corporations to avoid recruiting each other's employees. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh ruled that Google, Apple, Intel, Adobe, Disney, Pixar, Intuit and Lucasfilm must face a lawsuit claiming they violated antitrust laws by entering into no-poaching agreements with each other. 'I don't want to see any obstruction on discovery,' Koh told lawyers during a hearing. According to the head attorney representing the plaintiffs, the total damages could exceed $150 million if just 10,000 entry-level engineers were affected."

Re:Common sense

[Black Parrot]

So you're saying that if you worked for Pixar you would be perfectly happy that Lucasfilm can't come and make you a better offer.

Yeah, you might end up having to work on another Star Wars prequel.

Re:Antitrust?

[stanlyb]

WOW, wow and wow. So now the little man is the greedy one!!! How....funny. What is next? The little one is paying less taxes than the BIG one? Oh, yes, i almost forgot: WHITE IS BLACK AND BLACK IS WHITE.