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Waymo LLC v. Uber Technologies, Inc. et al

  1. August 09, 2017

    Judge Rips Uber's 'Hair-Splitting' On Privilege In Waymo Row

    A California federal judge slammed Uber's "hair-splitting" argument that a meeting Uber's counsel attended was not privileged, warning Wednesday that allowing testimony alleging onetime Uber self-driving car executive Anthony Levandowski confessed he stole trade secrets from his previous employer Waymo would open up other evidence.

  2. August 08, 2017

    Uber Partner Can't Depose Alphabet CEO Again, Judge Rules

    An Uber affiliate won't get a second shot at questioning Alphabet Inc. CEO Larry Page as part of Waymo's trade secrets dispute with Uber over self-driving vehicle technology, a California federal magistrate judge said Tuesday, finding that the trucking company hasn't shown any good reason to do so.

  3. August 07, 2017

    Waymo Fights Ex-Google Engineer's 5th Amendment Defense

    A former Google engineer can't unilaterally decide not to turn over documents that might incriminate him, Waymo said Friday, urging a California federal judge to force the man to hand over information it requested earlier this summer as part of its trade secrets dispute with Uber over self-driving vehicle technology.

  4. August 03, 2017

    Quinn-Uber Split Shows Hard Choices Of GC Rate Pressure

    Quinn Emanuel's decision to cut loose Uber last year over a bargain-basement rate deal reveals that tensions with corporate clients persist, despite some BigLaw concessions and the ascent of so-called in-house "portfolio" legal pricing, experts say.

  5. July 26, 2017

    Alsup Says DQ'ing MoFo Not Necessary In Uber-Waymo Row

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup said Wednesday that he opposed disqualifying Morrison & Foerster LLP from representing Uber Technologies Inc. in its trade secret fight with Alphabet unit Waymo, even though the law firm is "a character in the story" jurors will hear at the October trial.

  6. July 20, 2017

    Uber Fights Waymo Bid For Kalanick Letter In IP Dispute

    Uber Technologies Inc. on Wednesday asked a California federal court to deny a request by Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car unit Waymo LLC for a letter in which Uber's board reportedly urged then-CEO Travis Kalanick to resign, saying that it is irrelevant to the suit's questions of whether Uber stole trade secrets or violated a patent.

  7. July 07, 2017

    Uber Can Depose Google Co-Founder, Judge Says

    Uber will be allowed to depose Google co-founder Larry Page and Senior Vice President David Drummond but can't collect information on self-driving cars from Lyft as it defends against Waymo's claims that it stole autonomous vehicle secrets, a federal magistrate judge said in separate orders Friday.

  8. July 06, 2017

    Waymo Can't Force Turnover Of Docs In Uber IP Dispute

    A former Google engineer doesn’t have to turn over potentially incriminating documents in Waymo’s trade secrets fight with Uber over self-driving car technology, a California federal magistrate judge has ruled, finding that the man is protected by the Fifth Amendment if he withholds the information.

  9. June 29, 2017

    Waymo Can't Drag Sex Harassment, Feds Into Uber IP Fight

    The California federal judge overseeing Waymo's trade secret fight with Uber told attorneys for the unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Thursday he won't allow them to present evidence of sexual harassment scandals inside Uber or tell jurors that he referred the case to federal prosecutors, calling the latter suggestion an "insult to my intelligence."

  10. June 26, 2017

    Uber Doesn't Need To Produce More Docs In Trade Secret Row

    A California magistrate judge determined Monday that Uber Technologies Inc. doesn't need to produce additional documents that are privileged from disclosure, saying Waymo LLC hasn't proven that Uber hired attorneys in order to help the ride-hailing giant receive trade secrets allegedly stolen by a former Waymo employee.

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