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Jan. 28, 2012

Tech employees may proceed with litigation over non-solicitation agreements

A federal judge said Thursday that an antitrust lawsuit by engineers and scientists against Silicon Valley heavyweights for allegedly conspiring to suppress wages with non-solicitation agreements would go forward.


By Craig Anderson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN JOSE - A federal judge on Thursday gave the green light to an antitrust lawsuit by engineers and scientists who claim Silicon Valley heavyweights conspired to suppress wages with non-solicitation agreements.


The only question is whether the litigation would move ahead as a single case, alleging a conspiracy by six technology and entertainment companies, or if it would need to be divided up into ...

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