Ex-Microsoftie a million-dollar man
C|Net | at | by Mike
Kai-Fu Lee, Google's newly hired executive at the heart of a dispute with Microsoft, made more than $1 million last year at the Redmond, Wash., software giant, according to a court filing.
Google appears to be taking advantage of a California rule that frowns on noncompete contract clauses, and a war over courtroom jurisdiction could loom.
Except in narrow circumstances, California code renders noncompete agreements meaningless. In addition, California courts have at times struck down employment contracts signed outside the state, said Martin Foley, attorney with the firm Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal.