OK, let's set aside the fact that the CEO was the engineers' current supervisor and regard her just as a recruiter. If a recruiter contacted an engineer and say

OK, let's set aside the fact that the CEO was the engineers' current supervisor and regard her just as a recruiter. If a recruiter contacted an engineer and says "Apple is looking for engineers with your skills", and then contacted Apple and said "I know a great engineer who's interested in working with you, here's their resume", and Apple proceeded to hire the engineer without paying a finder's fee, would the recruiter have cause for a lawsuit against either party?