Former Apple exec being sued for poaching talent is now suing Apple
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What you need to know Gerard Williams III is a former Apple exec who co-founded Nuvia. Apple is suing him for poaching team members. Now he`s suing Apple for the same thing. Well, this is totally awks. Gerard Williams III is the former Apple chip exec that the company accuses of poaching talent for his new chip design firm. The matter is working its way through the courts now, but Williams is fighting back. He`s accusing Apple of poaching his people in a counter-suit. Gerard Williams III, who last year left his job as lead chip architect at Apple and co-founded Nuvia Inc., fired back with counter-claims against his former employer over its breach-of-contract lawsuit. He claims Apple tried to stop his firm from hiring its engineers while simultaneously recruiting staff from Nuvia. Williams is also going out all guns blazing, saying that Apple`s lawesuit is designed to suffocate creation in the chip industry, according to a new Bloomberg report. Apple`s lawsuit is design...