A123 Systems controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2015
A123 Systems sues Apple over engineer recruitment
Lawsuit filed
A123 Systems sued Apple, alleging that Apple poached engineers to build a large-scale battery division and that the departures led it to abandon projects. These are allegations in the lawsuit, not findings of wrongdoing.
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According to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, A123 is seeking a restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop former employee Mujeeb Ijaz to hire former A123 employees at Apple, where he now works.
Battery maker A123 Systems is suing Apple, claiming it aggressively poached some key staff members in violation of their nondisclosure and noncompete agreements when they left A123.