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Apple, Google and five other technology companies must face a lawsuit for violating antitrust laws, according to a federal judge. The two companies, along with Intel, Adobe, Pixar, Intuit and Lucasfilm, are accused of <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/20/doj-evidence-suggests-apple-google-and-others-had-illegal-no-poach-agreements/">entering into agreements to not recruit each other’s employees</a>. U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh in San Jose, California said on Thursday that even if the claims were dismissed, she would give the plaintiffs a chance to amend their complaint and refile it, reports <em>Bloomberg</em>. “They still have an antitrust claim that’s going forward so I don’t want to see any obstruction on discovery,” she told lawyers during a hearing.<span id="more-124591"></span>
The judge’s decision will result in each company being required to provided a detailed account of the agreements made with other companies. “We get to see what really happened,” said Joseph Saveri, a lawyer for one of the plaintiffs. Saveri claims the damages could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars.
Google said in statement to <em>Bloomberg</em> that the company has “always actively and aggressively recruited top talent.” The other companies declined to comment after the hearing.
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Apple, Google and five other technology companies must face a lawsuit for violating antitrust laws, according to a federal judge. The two companies, along with Intel, Adobe, Pixar, Intuit and Lucasfilm, are accused of <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/20/doj-evidence-suggests-apple-google-and-others-had-illegal-no-poach-agreements/">entering into agreements to not recruit each other’s employees</a>. U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh in San Jose, California said on Thursday that even if the claims were dismissed, she would give the plaintiffs a chance to amend their complaint and refile it, reports <em>Bloomberg</em>. “They still have an antitrust claim that’s going forward so I don’t want to see any obstruction on discovery,” she told lawyers during a hearing.<span id="more-124591"></span>
The judge’s decision will result in each company being required to provided a detailed account of the agreements made with other companies. “We get to see what really happened,” said Joseph Saveri, a lawyer for one of the plaintiffs. Saveri claims the damages could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars.
Google said in statement to <em>Bloomberg</em> that the company has “always actively and aggressively recruited top talent.” The other companies declined to comment after the hearing.
<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-26/apple-google-poaching-case-will-go-forward-u-s-judge-says.html">Read</a>
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