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Do you have any pending litigation?

Every single company I have ever joined would have answered "yes" to this, and in hindsight, I really should have known about that answer prior to joining. Alone, it's probably not a deal-breaker, but I feel like I ought to have known sooner about these things.



What does "pending" mean?

You can check yourself if there are any active or historical cases.


> What does "pending" mean?

I'm just going to steal the definition from Google then: "awaiting decision or settlement." Ongoing. Not finished.

> You can check yourself if there are any active or historical cases.

Not only do I have no idea how to do that, or even how to find out how to do that, my understanding is that court cases are not readily available to the public, and that in many instances obtaining the information would require going to the specific court and in-person requesting the records. And since corporations, in particular, can be sued pretty much anywhere, this isn't a feasible suggestion.


If they lie to you about that, can you do anything though?


> If they lie to you about that, can you do anything though?

I mean, no. But you can't do that about any question you ask in an interview.

(Though, I do wonder what happens if you are given options or RSUs, and the company has given you false information.)




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