Palantir Gets Partial Win in Fight With Ex-Workers at AI Startup

A judge agreed with Palantir Technologies Inc. that a trio of former employees likely violated confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements in founding their artificial intelligence startup but stopped short of halting their work at the new company, Percepta.

Palantir sued Percepta co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Hirsh Jain last year, claiming he “began an aggressive campaign to recruit numerous Palantir employees” after leaving the company in August 2024. The firm also named two other former Palantir executives who moved to Percepta as defendants, claiming Radha Jain worked to poach co-workers and Joanna Cohen stole confidential documents.

US District Judge J. ...