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I suspect any legal remedy here is going to be based on proving this guy was working on his business while employed at Apple. While the no-compete has no bite,
by ogre_codes 7y ago
I suspect any legal remedy here is going to be based on proving this guy was working on his business while employed at Apple. While the no-compete has no bite, breach of contract might. And if he's taken trade secrets or confidential information and gets caught, he's toast.
This isn't exactly the same as the Levandowski case, but it sure rhymes.
https://www.wired.com/story/ex-uber-engineer-levandowski-charged-trade-secret-theft/ https://www.wired.com/story/ex-uber-engineer-levandowski-cha...
- wayoutthere 7y agoLevandowski was a different ballgame entirely; him leaving to "found" Otto only for it to be quickly purchased by Uber for an obscene amount of money is something he organized ahead of time with Kalanick. There was also ample forensic evidence that he took large amounts of proprietary data from Waymo. In the absence of blatant coordination with Kalanick, I think Levandowski would have walked.
- ogre_codes 7y agoWhen the Levandowski deal broke, there was similarly slim details. It'll be curious to see when the legal case unfolds how Apple is going to build their case. I'd assume they have some kind of legal basis for pursuing this.