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IBM won't be able to block its former mergers and acquisitions chief from working at rival Dell while a lawsuit against the executive works its way through the courts.
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Johnson spent 27 years at IBM before joining Dell earlier this year. He has disputed IBM's characterizations about the amount of trade secrets he possesses.
The case against Johnson continues, though. IBM also added more allegations against Johnson this week, saying he misused company resources to start a venture capital firm.
Dell declined to comment Friday. IBM said it plans to appeal the latest ruling.
IBM recently sued another former executive, Mark Papermaster, who left to lead Apple's [AAPL
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They settled earlier this year, and Papermaster was cleared to go work for Apple in April, six months after he left IBM.
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