Topic: employee poaching

  • Judge Dismisses Musk's OpenAI Lawsuit Over Trade Secrets

    Judge Dismisses Musk's OpenAI Lawsuit Over Trade Secrets

    A federal judge dismissed the core of xAI's lawsuit, finding it failed to prove OpenAI orchestrated a campaign to steal trade secrets or poach employees. The ruling highlighted that misconduct by individual former employees does not automatically create liability for their new employer, as xAI la...

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  • OpenAI Wins Legal Battle Against xAI in Trade Secrets Case

    OpenAI Wins Legal Battle Against xAI in Trade Secrets Case

    A federal judge dismissed Elon Musk's xAI lawsuit against OpenAI, finding its current claims insufficient to prove corporate misconduct or trade secret theft by OpenAI itself. The ruling highlighted that xAI's complaint focused on individual ex-employees' actions but failed to link them to unlawf...

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  • Apple to Pay Masimo $634M After Losing Patent Infringement Case

    Apple to Pay Masimo $634M After Losing Patent Infringement Case

    A federal jury ordered Apple to pay Masimo $634 million for patent infringement related to blood oxygen monitoring features in Apple Watch, which Apple plans to appeal. Masimo claims Apple incorporated its patented pulse oximetry technology by hiring key personnel, leading to an import ban on cer...

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