Technology,
Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation
Dec. 11, 2020
Viacom likely to get permanent halt to Netflix poaching
As the number of companies launching streaming services continue to rise, so has the demand for executives to run the operations. Viacom claims Netflix poached former Viacom Executive Vice President Momita Sengupta — a Viacom employee since 1995 — well before the April 2020 expiration of her fixed-term employment deal.
LOS ANGELES -- A judge said he will rule in favor of Viacom International in its unfair competition suit seeking to enjoin Netflix from poaching its executives, during a summary judgment hearing Thursday.
With all parties except Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Jon R. Takasugi appearing remotely, the jurist said he was unlikely to alter his tentative ruling fil...
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