I don't trust any of you, judge tells lawyers in delaying Waymo-Uber trade secrets trial

The judge overseeing the Waymo-Uber trial over allegations of the theft of trade secrets agreed to postpone the start until Dec. 4 -- but not before telling lawyers from both companies he doesn't trust any of them. "Despite the excellent quality of the lawyers here, I cannot trust what they say," Federal District Court Judge William Alsup said Tuesday at the hearing in San Francisco. Court documents are filled with "a lot of half-truth, a lot of honest argument that is not quite accurate and overstatements. It's hard to get anywhere," the judge said. The high-stakes trial was scheduled to begin Oct. 10 before Waymo asked for a delay.