Warner Bros. Discovery Sues Amazon Over Poaching of Contract-Bound Executives

Warner Bros. Discovery sued Amazon for allegedly inducing senior VP Pia Barlow to breach a fixed-term contract running through October 2027, offering higher pay and legal support. The suit claims Amazon's poaching is ongoing, targeting others including HBO's Francesca Orsi. Precedents — Fox v. Netflix, YouTube-Disney — suggest courts will enforce Hollywood term contracts.