4 posts and columns on breach of contract

Oracle Vs. SAP: We Got a Right to Pick a Little Fight–Bonanza!

in News on November 3, 2010 at 3:05 am PT

As first legal volleys go, the ones fired off Tuesday in the Oracle vs. SAP trial were about what you’d expect, given the sniping between the two companies in recent weeks–all bluster, petulance and condemnation.

SAP’s Tab in Oracle Case: $120 Million and Counting

in News on November 2, 2010 at 12:01 pm PT

Whatever illusions SAP harbored that it could get out of its TomorrowNow copyright mess with Oracle for under $100 million are long gone. According to a court filing, SAP, which is acknowledging complicity in its unit’s infringement, has already agreed to pay Oracle $120 million just for attorneys’ fees. And that’s before Oracle makes its case to the jury for $2 billion plus in damages.

That’s Gotta Hurd: Former HP CEO Forfeits $13.6 Million in Options to Settle Suit

in News on September 20, 2010 at 2:05 pm PT

The controversy over Oracle’s newest employee, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd, has ended as quickly as it began. Moments ago, HP issued a statement reaffirming its long-term strategic partnership with rival Oracle and announcing the resolution of its breach-of-contract suit against Hurd. The agreement’s terms are confidential, but it did come at a price for Hurd: The forfeiture of 345,000 restricted HP shares that he had been given as part of his exit package.

Psystar to Apple: Would You Consider $50,000 Cash and $2.65 Million in Unsold Hackintoshes?

in News on December 1, 2009 at 4:50 pm PT

If this isn’t the end of the line for Psystar, it’s damn near close to it. According to court papers filed Tuesday, the Mac clone maker has opted to pay Apple $2.7 million in damages rather than continue its ill-starred legal battle with the company. That’s quite a sum for Psystar, whose total assets, according to its bankruptcy filing, are no more than $50,000.
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