Litigation
Aug. 12, 2014
Judge denies approval to $324.5 no-poach settlement
A federal judge's ruling questioned conventional logic for settling class actions and potentially strengthened the plaintiffs' hands if the parties return to the bargaining table.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a strongly worded and extensive order that tore into both parties' arguments, a San Jose federal judge denied preliminary approval to a $324.5 million settlement between a class of tech workers and four of Silicon Valley's most prominent companies.
Attorneys said the ruling questioned conventional logic for settling class actions and potentially strengthened the plaintiffs' hands if th...
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