Google is clearly in the wrong here and I hope Paypal crushes them in court. Here's a breakdown of what happened;
http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/27/tech...suit/index.htm
Here are the highlights;
2010: Bedier becomes the senior PayPal executive in the negotiations with Google.
July 15, 2010: Tilenius begins attempting to lure Bedier away from PayPal to work for her at Google. She writes a Facebook message to Bedier that says "I heard from a little birdie that you might be open to bigger and better challenges, I have a HUGE opportunity for you, would love to chat if you are interested."
September 2010: Bedier begins interview process with Google as he continues to negotiate with Google on PayPal's behalf to make PayPal a mobile payments option on the Android Market. EBay says Bedier never informed the company of this conflict of interest.
Oct. 21, 2010: Bedier culminates interview process with Google by meeting with top Google executives, including then-President Larry Page.
Oct. 26, 2010: PayPal and Google finalize the Android Market deal. Google, however, declines to sign the deal.
Oct. 28, 2010: In his PayPal capacity, Bedier meets with Android head Andy Rubin about Google's strategic shift.
Oct. 31, 2010: Google offers Bedier a job.
Nov. 1, 2010: Bedier informs PayPal of his job offer. PayPal tells Bedier that he would be in violation of his contract if he accepted Google's offer.
Nov. 2, 2010: Bedier meets again with Rubin to discuss how he could help Google compete against PayPal.
Nov. 12, 2010: Google sends Bedier a formal offer of employment, but he does not immediately accept it.
Nov. 19, 2010: Bedier asks Tilenius whether he could bring PayPal co-workers over to Google with him in an e-mail saying, "If folks want to join me on day one -- how possible is this?"
Nov. 27, 2010: Tilenius sends Bedier a text message saying "By next week there will be more information I can share and you will see how the role at Google could be expanded considerably." Page speaks with Bedier about expanding his proposed role at Google, and Bedier formally accepts the job offer.
Dec. 2, 2010: Bedier changes his mind about Google, and informs PayPal of his decision to remain at the company rather than accepting Google's offer.
Dec. 3, 2010: Tilenius texts Bedier, asking if more money would help get him to change his mind.
January 2011: Bedier transfers PayPal's mobile payment strategy to his personal, non-PayPal computer.
Jan. 24, 2011: Bedier leaves PayPal for Google. PayPal says Bedier and Google have "misappropriated PayPal trade secrets by disclosing them within Google and to major retailers."
February 2011: Google inks a revised agreement with PayPal, but Google delays telling PayPal that it signed the agreement.
April 7, 2011: Google reneges on PayPal agreement, informing the company that it plans on building a competing product. Google recruits Usman Abbasi, a high-ranking PayPal engineer involved with mobile payments.
May 26, 2011: Google launches its new Google Wallet mobile-payment offering. EBay files its lawsuit against Google, Tilenius and Bedier in California's state court in Santa Clara.