A123 Sues Apple For Poaching Employees

Posted by samzenpus on Friday February 20, 2015 @01:07AM from the don't-take-the-law-into-your-own-hands-you-take-them-to-court dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Electric-car battery maker A123 Systems is suing Apple in federal court for allegedly poaching five employees to help it develop a competing battery business. The suit accuses the workers, including A123's former chief technology officer, of breaking noncompete and nonsolicit agreements. "It appears that Apple, with the assistance of defendant Ijaz, is systematically hiring away A123’s high-tech PhD and engineering employees, thereby effectively shutting down various projects/programs at A123," according to the lawsuit. The news adds some credibility to rumors that Apple is getting into the automotive market. "

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Re:Seriously, an Apple car? by ProzakLord · 2015-02-20 01:31 · Score: 2, Interesting

You forgot having your per mile insurance being directly taken out of your appStore balance. But you get to know where all your friends are and what they are listenning to... Oh the joys of the automotive industry.
Rock star status by RogueWarrior65 · 2015-02-20 03:36 · Score: 3, Interesting

Actually, I'm all for engineers attaining rock star status. Let the bidding begin. Although agents and head hunters will have to actually work for the engineers and not the employers as they do now.