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Uber can't introduce evidence to prove 'motive' for stealing Waymo trade secrets, judge says

( August 23, 2017, 20:18 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Uber will be barred from telling a federal jury that its former engineer stole trade secrets from autonomous-vehicle rival Waymo to secure a $120 million bonus, a federal magistrate judge has ruled. Because the engineer, Anthony Levadowski, has invoked the Fifth Amendment, the jury will not be allowed to consider as evidence a March 29 conversation between Levandowski, former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and Uber's general counsel Angela Padilla when Levandowski said he took the files to secure the bonus.Please see order below: ...

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