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Labor/Employment

Nov. 2, 2023

Employees’ recalcitrance stalls ruling in Tesla v. Rivian

Rivian wants summary judgment in trade secrets lawsuit but two employees who worked at Tesla before moving to Rivian won’t cooperate in discovery.

A Santa Clara County judge ruled Wednesday that Tesla Inc. and Rivian Automotive Inc. must complete discovery before he can rule on Rivian’s summary judgment motion because two former Tesla employees accused of stealing trade secrets cannot be reached for discovery.

Rivian filed its motion for summary judgment seeking to toss Tesla’s claims that Rivian and 11 former Tesla employees conspired to steal trade secrets about Tesla’s manufacturi...

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