Infogroup $21.2 mln Judgment against DatabaseUSA and Ousted Founder is Upheld

Posted by Joachim Bartels | May 1, 2020 | ! Homepage Slider, ! Recent Industry News, Business Information, CRM, CRM Services, Data Aggregation, DatabaseUSA, InfoGroup, Marketing & Sales Information, United States | 0 |

A federal appeals court upheld a $21.2 million award in favor of Infogroup Inc in a lawsuit accusing founder Vinod Gupta of breaching a separation agreement, and a rival compiler of U.S. business names that he later founded of copyright infringement.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Paul, Minnesota on Monday let stand awards of $10 million against Gupta for breaching non-disparagement and confidentiality clauses, and $11.2 million against DatabaseUSA.com LLC, his new company.

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Editorial comment: This is an old story going back several years. It is amazing that Vinod Gupta still tries to avoid judgement.
Also read:
https://www.biia.com/infogroup-vs-vinod-gupta-and-databaseusa-federal-court-upholds-judgment-in-favor-of-infogroup
https://www.biia.com/corporate-governance-shareholders-versus-vinod-gupta-ex-infousainfogroup-seven-years-of-litigation-coming-to-an-end-for-biia-members

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