Apple, Google and more tech firms could pay up to $9bn to employees in anti-poaching class-action suit

Charlee Gothard
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Decade-old accusations go as high as Steve Jobs and ex-Intel CEO Paul Otellini

An ongoing anti-poaching class-action lawsuit filed by around 100,000 tech industry personnel against a number of top Silicon Valley firms is now thought to be worth around $9bn to those seeking re...

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