4 Tech Titans Settle Wage Lawsuit; The Companies Were Accused of Conspiring Not to Recruit One Another’s Workers
(Los Angeles Times) Apple Inc., Google Inc., and two other companies have tentatively settled an antitrust lawsuit that accused the tech giants of artificially suppressing wages by conspiring not to poach one another’s talent.
Tech Giants Settle Antitrust Hiring Suit
(New York Times) The workers of Silicon Valley have won an important victory over their bosses. What they did not win is a lot of money.
Judge OKs Conspiracy Claim in Silicon Valley ‘No-Poach’ Suit
(The Recorder) U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ruled Friday that plaintiffs have provided enough evidence to move forward with claims that four of the nation’s largest technology companies conspired to drive down employee wages through a web of agreements not to recruit each other’s workers.
Engineers Allege Hiring Collusion in Silicon Valley
(New York Times) Tech companies love new ideas, unless they belong to someone else. Then any breakthroughs must be neutralized or bought. Silicon Valley executives know all too well that a competitor’s unchecked innovation can quickly topple the mightiest tech titan.
Ninth Circuit Orders New HIV Drug Pricing Trial After Gay Juror Ousted
(SF Weekly) A contentious antitrust trial over pricing for HIV medications will have to start all over again, after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the defendant, Abbott Laboratories, couldn’t reject a juror based on his sexual orientation.
Plaintiffs Attorneys Say EU Antitrust Litigation Plan Falls Short
(Law 360) Joseph Saveri and other top antitrust plaintiffs attorneys on Wednesday hailed the European Commission’s new plan to promote private antitrust damages actions as a significant step in the right direction, but warned that a reliable system of private antitrust enforcement and compensation of victims depends on the development of court processes and procedures.
Joseph Saveri Law Firm Expands to New Office Space
Leading San Francisco antitrust attorney Joseph R. Saveri has expanded and moved his office to San Francisco Financial District’s 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 625, San Francisco, CA 94111.
Northern District Committee Releases E-Discovery Guidelines (Joseph Saveri on Committee)
In an effort to smooth the often-complicated process of sorting through large quantities of potential evidence in a civil trial, a committee today is issuing guidelines regarding electronic discovery for the Northern District of California. The group also drafted a model stipulated order on electronic discovery attorneys can modify and use for their own cases.
U.S. Department of Justice and California Attorney General File Antitrust Lawsuits Against eBay – Adding to the List of Companies Sued Over “High-Tech No-Poach Agreements ”
The U.S. Department of Justice and California Attorney General both announced today their filing of civil antitrust lawsuits against online giant eBay Inc. The lawsuits, filed in federal court in San Jose, California, allege that eBay violated federal and California antitrust laws by agreeing not to recruit or hire employees of fellow technology giant Intuit Inc.
California Lawyer – Dealing for Dollars
(California Lawyer) Joseph Saveri, co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs’ class, was interviewed by California Lawyer regarding In re Cipro Cases I & II, currently pending oral argument before the California Supreme Court. The suit seeks monetary damages for consumers who were forced to pay inflated prices for the popular antibiotic Cipro due to an alleged illegal reverse payment agreement […]