Setback for TCS – US court upholds $194 million penalty in CSC trade secrets case

A US appeals court upheld $194.2 million in damages against Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in a major blow to its trade secrets battle with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), now part of DXC Technology.

In a regulatory filing dated November 21, TCS said the appellate court affirmed the damages imposed by the US District Court but vacated the permanent injunction that had restricted TCS from using certain CSC materials. The case now returns to the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, which has been instructed to reassess the injunction in line with the Fifth Circuit’s guidance.