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Mark Papermaster trial between Apple and IBM gets ugly
Mark Papermaster trial between Apple and IBM gets ugly
The Mark Papermaster saga is getting crazier and crazier. As of today, Papermaster "will immediately cease his employment with Apple Inc. until further order of this court," U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas in White Plains, New York, said today in an order issued after markets closed.. read ...
UPDATE 1-U.S. judge orders Apple executive to stop work | Markets | Markets News
reuters.com — (Adds comment from Apple; quotes from Papermaster's court filing) SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - A U.S.... District Court judge in New York ordered a newly hired Apple Inc (AAPL.O: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) executive to stop work ... (more) UPDATE 1-U.S. judge orders Apple executive to stop ...
New Apple exec Mark Papermaster ordered to stop working immediately
New Apple exec Mark Papermaster ordered to stop working immediately
crunchgear.com — This is out of left field, but Federal District Judge Kenneth Karas has ordered that Mark Papermaster... “immediately cease his employment with Apple Inc until further order of this court.” The issue arises from the basic non-compete ... (more) New Apple exec Mark Papermaster ordered to stop working ...
Apple removes Papermaster bio from Web site
news.cnet.com — Apple has removed the biography of its future iPhone leader from the company Web site. You can... still find Apple's press release from last week announcing the hiring of Mark Papermaster on the site, but the brief bio once posted among ... (more) Apple removes Papermaster bio from Web site
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Mark Papermaster erased from existance on Apple web page
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Because of the ongoing litigation, Mark Papermaster has been removed from the executive bios on Apple's webpage.  Fear not, the Papermaster lives on in Apple's PR section.  Screenshot of the removed bio is below to live on in perpetuity: Via C|Net   ...

Papermaster? Hmm.. Never heard of him
Macenstein — ... with a competing company, and a NY judge has ordered that PaperMaster “immediately cease his employment with Apple Inc. until further order of this court“. Papermaster claims that in his 25 years at IBM, he never heard the company describe Apple as a competitor, an argument which sounds a little lame to us, but we suppose one could make the argument that his new role as head of the iPod/iPhone division doesn’t compete with any current IBM offerings. [image] Apple, for its part, issued a statement claiming they were confident they would win the suit “when the dust settles”, ...

IBM forced to pay $3 million bond to continue Papermaster case
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — The stakes keep getting higher and higher in the Mark Papermaster case.  Last week, a New York Judge ordered that Mark Papermaster quit working at Apple until further order from the court.  This week, that same court has ordered IBM pay a $3 million dollar bond in the event that Papermaster was found to be damaged by the suit. The $3 million bond is designed to pay for any costs or damages that Papermaster might suffer if it's later determined that IBM wasn't entitled to an injunction. Karas noted that district courts are allowed "wide discretion" in setting the bond's ...

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