Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) were
among seven technology companies that must face a lawsuit
claiming they violated antitrust laws by entering into
agreements not to recruit each other’s employees, a federal
judge said.
U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh in San Jose, California,
said yesterday that even if she dismisses some claims, she will
give the plaintiffs a chance to amend their complaint and re-
file it. Intel Corp. (INTC), Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE), Walt Disney Co. (DIS)’s
Pixar animation unit, Intuit Inc. (INTU) and Lucasfilm Ltd. are also
named as defendants.
“They still have an antitrust claim that’s going forward
so I don’t want to see any obstruction on discovery,” she told
lawyers during a hearing.
