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DOJ Suffers Rule 29 Dismissal of Criminal Antirust No-Poach Case in Aerospace Industry

DOJ Suffers Rule 29 Dismissal of Criminal Antirust No-Poach Case in Aerospace Industry

The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has suffered setbacks in its precedent-setting criminal prosecution of no-poach agreements in labor markets.  The latest and perhaps most surprising defeat occurred when the trial judge in Connecticut granted the defense motion for judgment of acquittal after the Antitrust Division prosecutors completed the government’s case. In a written decision, the court granted the defense’s motions for judgement of acquittal,...