Apple wants suit from battery maker A123 dismissed or moved to California<article>
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A bid by Apple to settle an employee poaching lawsuit with battery maker A123 Systems appears to have been unsuccessful, with the iPhone maker now asking the court to dismiss the suit or transfer it to its home turf in California.</p><p>
A123 had in a suit filed in a federal court in Massachusetts charged Apple with poaching five of its employees to set up a new battery division, which was seen to give credence to reports that Apple was planning to get into the electric car business.</p><p>
As the case arises out of Apple’s employment of several former A123 Systems employees to work in California, all of the relevant witnesses and records are in that state, and the alleged wrongful acts also occurred there, Apple said in a filing Wednesday. Apple has asked that the case be transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2896072/apple-wants-suit-from-battery-maker-a123-dismissed-or-moved-to-california.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple wants suit from battery maker A123 dismissed or moved to California
