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Apple, Google and five other technology companies must face an antitrust lawsuit for <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/27/apple-google-and-others-face-antitrust-lawsuit-over-secret-no-poaching-agreements/">illegally agreeing to not poach each other’s employees</a>. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, rejected the companies’ bid to dismiss claims brought under the Sherman Act and California state law, <em>Reuters</em> reported on Thursday. In addition to Apple and Google, Intel, Adobe, Pixar, Intuit and Lucasfilm are accused of entering into the illegal agreements. The proposed class action lawsuit was filed after five software engineers claimed the companies conspired to reduce employee pay by eliminating competition for skilled labor. <span id="more-136321"></span>
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Apple, Google and five other technology companies must face an antitrust lawsuit for <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/27/apple-google-and-others-face-antitrust-lawsuit-over-secret-no-poaching-agreements/">illegally agreeing to not poach each other’s employees</a>. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, rejected the companies’ bid to dismiss claims brought under the Sherman Act and California state law, <em>Reuters</em> reported on Thursday. In addition to Apple and Google, Intel, Adobe, Pixar, Intuit and Lucasfilm are accused of entering into the illegal agreements. The proposed class action lawsuit was filed after five software engineers claimed the companies conspired to reduce employee pay by eliminating competition for skilled labor. <span id="more-136321"></span>
<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/19/us-apple-poaching-lawsuit-idUSBRE83I0VF20120419">Read</a>
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