Apple filed a lawsuit on June 24 against former employee Di Liu, alleging that he stole proprietary information from the company before beginning employment with Snap, the company behind social media platform Snapchat.
The lawsuit, filed in the Santa Clara County Superior Court, alleges that San Jose resident and Chinese citizen Liu misled Apple about his Oct. 30, 2024, resignation, telling the company that his reason for resigning was “to spend more time with his family and take care of his health.”
Instead, Liu took up a new role as a product design engineer with Snap, the lawsuit states, citing his LinkedIn profile. Apple’s complaint states that Liu received his offer from the company on Oct. 18, 2024, almost two weeks before informing Apple that he would be resigning….