Apple is being sued for allegedly poaching auto engineers to build a battery division

Feb19

by Sindy Cator on February 19, 2015 at 11:36 am

Here’s a story that’ll further fuel the Apple car speculation. Electric-car component maker A123 Systems is suing Apple, alleging that it poached top engineers as part of efforts to build a battery division, reports Reuters. The lawsuit, which was filed in Massachusetts federal court earlier this month, claims Apple began aggressively poaching engineers from A123 in June 2014. It says: “Apple is currently developing a large-scale battery division to compete in the very same field as A123.” Apple has yet to respond to the allegations in the complaint. A123 is also suing five former employees. The battery maker filed for bankruptcy in 2012…