A Washington state judge said he would rule on Tuesday whether a top Microsoft executive who defected to rival Google can perform the job Google hired him for until his case goes to trial in January.
Kai-Fu Lee, who joined Microsoft in 2000, joined Google in July to lead Google's expansion into China.
Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft has sued Lee and Google, contending that Lee's job at Google would violate the terms of the noncompete agreement, which prohibits him from doing similar work for a rival for a year. Microsoft also accuses Lee of using insider information to get his job at Mountain View, Calif.-based Google.
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