Motorola goes after RIM for nabbing employees, too

by Chris Ziegler posted Sep 25th 2008 at 1:28PM

Moto's bleeding from a lot of places lately -- and the hemmorahging isn't just of the financial sort, either (it actually seems to have those cuts and bruises under control for the moment). Hot off a suit filed against Apple for making off with one of its higher-ups, the company is going after RIM for allegedly hiring away some 40 employees in Florida and the Chicago area since February, which coincidentally happened to be right about the time that things were falling apart in the patent cross-licensing negotiations. Motorola is seeking at least $50 large in damages (way to aim high and put a premium value on your staff there, guys), possibly egged on by RIM CEO Balsillie's brazen comments that he wants to poach "hundreds" of its people. Question is, with the economy in the tank, isn't there enough talent to go around without these types of tactics?

[Thanks, Eric]

Filed under: Motorola, RIM

Tags: employee, employees, lawsuit, moto, motorola, patent, poaching, rim, staff

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Eric @ Sep 25th 2008 3:23PM

It's illegal to leave a sinking ship?

It's illegal to hire people?

Que?

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shinbunboi @ Sep 25th 2008 3:54PM

go RIM go~

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KC @ Sep 25th 2008 7:40PM

Yeah, but Canada's economy is not really hurting and RIM is Canadian so why not offer a lucrative option for Moto employees to ride the financial crisis in the US out without having to worry about whether or not Moto is going to sell the entire mobile devices division off to come foreign company anyway

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Richard @ Sep 25th 2008 9:20PM

Dear MOT employees,

If you think February in Chicago is cold, wait until you're in Canada!
Better to head to ATT where it is warm and you can come up with model names you're used to. FUZE?

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NeoteriX @ Sep 26th 2008 8:52AM

FYI, from the legal profession -- litigation, or in other words, companies suing others is known as a counter-cyclical practice. When the economy is down, litigation is something that usually goes up.