Warner Bros. Discovery oo Amazon ku eedaynaysa in ay si sharci darro ah u soo jiidatay maamulayaasha shirkadda
Dacwad cusub oo ka dhan ah Amazon MGM Studios ayaa soo ifbaxday iyadoo Warner Bros. Discovery ay ku eedaynayso jebinta qandaraasyada shaqada.
Warner Bros. Discovery ayaa dacwad ka dhigatay Amazon iyagoo ku eedaynaya faragelin xiriir qandaraas, jebinta qandaraas, iyo tartan aan caddaalad ahayn. Dacwadda ayaa sheegaysa in Amazon ay si degdeg ah u doonaysey in ay xato shaqaale qandaraas leh, oo ay ku jirto Pia Barlow.
Eedeymaha ku aaddan shaqaalaha loo haysto
Dacwadda ayaa sheegaysa in Amazon ay si degdeg ah u doonaysey in ay "pirate away a number of contracted employees", iyadoo ay ku jirto Pia Barlow oo ah agaasimaha suuqgeynta HBO Max oo dhowaan ku biirtay Amazon MGM Studios. Warner Bros. ayaa xaqiijisay in qandaraaskii shaqada ee Barlow uusan dhicin ilaa Oktoobar 31, 2027.
Shirkaddu waxay Amazon ku eedaynaysaa in ay isku dayday in ay shaqaalaha heysata qandaraasyo muddad go'an ku qanciso in ay jebiyaan heshiisyadooda, iyadoo loo dammaanad qaaday in Amazon ay difaaci doonto oo magdhaw bixin doonto. Tani waxay ka dhacday iyadoo Warner Bros. ay gacanta ku haysay iibsashada Paramount oo hakaad gashay muddo bilo ah.
Kiis kale oo maamule ah iyo falcelinta
Warner Bros. waxay sidoo kale Amazon ku eedaynaysaa in ay isku dayday in ay si sharci darro ah u qanciso maamule kale oo WBD ah in uu jebiyo qandaraaskiisa oo aan dhicin ilaa Diseembar 2027, inkastoo maamulahaas (loo aaminsan yahay Francesca Orsi) uu ku sii nagaa Warnar Bros..
Amazon MGM Studios ayaa diidan in ay faallo bixiso. Dacwaddani waxay u badan tahay in ay dib u kicisay doodo ku saabsan in qandaraasyada shaqada ee muddada go'an ay dhab ahaan lagu dhaqan gelin karaan sharciga California.
Xigasho rasmi ah oo ka timid dacwada
Warner Bros. ayaa ku tidhi: "In blatant disregard of established California law, Amazon has gone rogue by attempting to induce Plaintiffs’ employees with term employment agreements to breach those agreements with impunity, backed up with the ready assurance that Amazon will defend and indemnify them should they be held to account for their blatantly unlawful acts.".
Tani waxay muujinaysaa mowqifka rasmiga ah ee shirkadda ee eedeymaha loo jeedinayo Amazon. Dacwadda ayaa weli furan iyadoo qaybaha sharciga ay sii wadaan qiimaynta eedeymaha iyo caddaynta la xiriirta dhacdooyinka la sheegay.
Lawsuit cites contract breaches and unfair competition as Amazon hires away bound staff
Warner Bros. Discovery has filed a lawsuit accusing Amazon of interference with contractual relations, breach of contract, and unfair competition. The complaint alleges Amazon systematically targeted contracted employees still bound to WBD agreements.
Allegations of employee poaching
Warner Bros. states Amazon was "hurriedly seeking to pirate away a number of contracted employees," including Pia Barlow, an HBO Max marketing executive who recently joined Amazon MGM Studios. Barlow's employment contract was "not set to expire until October 31, 2027".
WBD also accused Amazon of seeking to "tortiously induce another WBD employee to breach their term employment agreement, which was not set to expire until December 2027." That executive, believed to be HBO programming executive Francesca Orsi, ultimately remained at Warner Bros..
Amazon's reported inducement strategy
Warner Bros. accused Amazon of attempting to induce employees with term employment agreements to breach those agreements, backed by assurance that Amazon will defend and indemnify them. The company said Amazon acted "in blatant disregard of established California law".
WBD noted its pending acquisition by Paramount has been paused for at least a few months. Amazon MGM Studios declined to comment on the active litigation filed against it this week.
Legal questions ahead
The lawsuit is likely to renew debates about whether term employment agreements are actually enforceable under California law. Legal observers expect scrutiny of such contracts given the claims presented by WBD.
The dispute underscores tensions between major media groups over talent retention. WBD's complaint frames Amazon's conduct as unfair competition requiring judicial review under state contract law.
