It happens: http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2015/02/19/electric-car-battery-maker-a123-sues-apple-for-poaching-employees/ http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2015/02/1

It happens: http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2015/02/19/electric-car-battery-maker-a123-sues-apple-for-poaching-employees/ http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2015/02/19/electric-car-batter... http://www.natlawreview.com/article/massachusetts-court-defers-non-compete-case-to-arbitration-even-though-competitor-no http://www.natlawreview.com/article/massachusetts-court-defe... Emergency Motion, Restraining order, Injunction - these are all very exciting for the lawyers involved and gut wrenching for the employees. Usually you have to be a CxO level or salesperson - or do something that makes someone with money really mad.