Lawsuit against Oculus founder can proceed, judge rules
- 8 years ago
A California U.S District Court has ruled that Oculus founder and Rift VR headset inventor Luckey Palmer must face a lawsuit filed by a former employer.
According to the lawsuit filed last year and ruled on this week, Total Recall Technologies claims that it hired Luckey in 2011 to build a prototype head-mounted display and that he signed a confidentiality agreement.
After receiving feedback and other information to improve the design of the display, Luckey used that knowledge to launch a Kickstarter campaign for his own head-mounted VR display called the Oculus Rift, according to the lawsuit.
According to the lawsuit filed last year and ruled on this week, Total Recall Technologies claims that it hired Luckey in 2011 to build a prototype head-mounted display and that he signed a confidentiality agreement.
After receiving feedback and other information to improve the design of the display, Luckey used that knowledge to launch a Kickstarter campaign for his own head-mounted VR display called the Oculus Rift, according to the lawsuit.