SAN FRANCISCO — If defendants have their way, round two of Silicon Valley’s “no-poach” litigation will play out behind closed doors in arbitration instead of in high-profile courtroom battles. Lawyers for a group of California animation studios accused of entering antirecruitment pacts and conspiring to fix wages say plaintiffs are bound to arbitrate their claims because named plaintiff Robert Nitsch Jr. signed employment agreements with DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. that included arbitration provisions.
DreamWorks is represented by lawyers with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Attorneys for the company’s co-defendants, including The Walt Disney Co., Pixar, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Sony Pictures Animation Inc., say the DreamWorks arbitration agreement shields their clients by extension.
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