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Litigation

Oct. 9, 2014

Writ likely unnecessary to review order rejecting 'no poach' deal

A federal district judge's recent ruling rejecting a proposed class action settlement involving several well-known technology companies has garnered a good deal of media attention lately. By Brad Pauley and Peder Batalden


By Brad Pauley and Peder Batalden


A federal district judge's recent ruling rejecting a proposed class action settlement involving several well-known technology companies has garnered a good deal of media attention. Much of that attention has concerned how a judge could conclude that a settlement totaling almost a third of a billion dollars could be unreasonable. The defendant companies have petitioned for a writ of mandamus challenging the ruling, and the 9t...

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