{"id":4315,"date":"2026-07-26T04:36:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T04:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=4315"},"modified":"2026-07-26T04:36:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T04:36:28","slug":"warner-bros-sues-amazon-accusing-company-of-seeking-to-pirate-away-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=4315","title":{"rendered":"Warner Bros. Sues Amazon, Accusing Company of \u201cSeeking to Pirate Away Employees\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nWarner Bros. Discovery has filed a lawsuit against Amazon for \u201churriedly seeking to pirate away a number of contracted employees,\u201d citing the recent hiring of Pia Barlow as a \u201cbetter example of Amazon\u2019s lawless employee shopping spree.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=4313\">Ryan Reynolds\u2019 Deadpool Crashes Comic-Con to Beg for \u2018Avengers: Doomsday\u2019 Role<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tWarner Bros. alleges intentional interference with contractual relations, breach of contract, intentional interference with prospective economic advance and unfair competition against Amazon in the suit that was filed on Tuesday. In using Barlow, HBO Max\u2019s former EVP originals marketing, as an example, the company notes that her contract was not set to expire until Oct. 31, 2027. Barlow was announced as Amazon MGM Studios\u2018 new head of original series marketing on Friday, when most outlets began reporting on the suit.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThough it was aware of Barlow\u2019s ongoing contractual commitment to WMS, of which WBD is a beneficiary, Amazon has brazenly and deliberately induced Barlow to breach the employment agreement by packing up and decamping to Amazon more than 16 months before its expiration,\u201d the suit reads. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tWarner Bros. also alleges in the filing that \u201cBarlow is not the first (<em>nor, apparently, the last<\/em>) WBD employee that Amazon has targeted or will target in the future.\u201d The suit alleges that \u201ca few weeks before Amazon\u2019s interference with Barlow\u2019s term employment contract with WMS, Amazon similarly endeavored to tortiously induce another WBD employee to breach their term employment agreement, which was not set to expire until December 2027.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=4311\">Christopher Nolan Says He Would Be \u201cTerrified\u201d to Direct a Romantic Comedy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cFortunately, in that instance, Amazon ultimately was unsuccessful in its efforts to raid WBD\u2019s workforce as to that particular executive,\u201d the suit continues.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWarner Bros. is seeking compensatory damages, punitive damages and injunctive relief. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=4309\">\u2018Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees\u2019 Final Act Gets Title and Cover (Exclusive)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warner Bros. has filed a lawsuit against Amazon for &#039;seeking to pirate away a number of contracted employees,&#039; citing the hiring of Pia Barlow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[208,292],"class_list":["post-4315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-amazon-mgm-studios","tag-warner-bros"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Warner Bros. 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