Infosys countersues Cognizant, its CEO in battle over misuse of information

Information Technology (IT) major Infosys escalated the legal tussle with Cognizant by filing a countersuit in a US court, accusing the Nasdaq-listed firm and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ravi Kumar of anticompetitive practices by maintaining its monopoly.

Infosys has also alleged that Kumar misused sensitive information that slowed the launch of the company’s health care platform Helix. The Bengaluru-headquartered company has filed a countersuit in the Northern District of Texas, seeking a jury trial and three times the damages it claims to have suffered.