Tesla rivian poaching employees secrets. Moreover it claims that four of its ex employees. Tesla goes on to say that this type of employee poaching not only gives rivian an unfair competitive advantage but also violates the employees non disclosure agreement with tesla. That lawsuit is entering the discovery phase but the former employee already admitted in a.
Tesla has previously sued former employees for allegedly taking its trade secrets to chinas xpeng motors and silicon valley based zoox inc. July 23 2020 tesla has filed a lawsuit against rivian automotive accusing the ev startup of poaching its employees and stealing trade secrets. Tesla accuses rivian of poaching employees stealing trade secrets july 23 2020 contributor news 14 comments tesla says in a lawsuit that electric vehicle startup rivian poached employees and stole confidential information.
San francisco july 23. According to a new lawsuit first reported by bloomberg tesla alleges that four of its former workers took highly sensitive proprietary information as they left to work for the rival ev startup rivian. In a lawsuit tesla has said that rivian hired 178 ex tesla employees roughly 70 of whom joined the rival company directly from tesla.
Tesla sues rivian for allegedly stealing secrets poaching employees tesla is suing electric vehicle startup rivian saying in a filing this week that its rival stole trade secrets and poached. Reuters photo tesla inc. The suit says rivians team includes 178 ex tesla employees 70 of whom came directly from tesla.
Superior court of california county of santa clara case no. 20cv368472 tesla inc. Tesla has previously sued former employees for allegedly.
Tesla even claims rivian is knowingly encouraging this behavior and it is seeking unspecified punitive damages for what it alleges is despicable wanton oppressive willful malicious and.