Riley v. Hewlett-Packard Co.

Riley appeals the grant of summary judgment to Hewlett-Packard (HP) in this contract dispute. The district court granted HP summary judgment on the basis that the accounts receivable at the center of the dispute were assigned in violation of an anti-assignment clause in a subcontracting agreement between Clover Technologies, Inc. (Clover) and HP. The anti-assignment clause is clear and valid. We therefore affirm the judgment of the district court.

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In 1996, HP executed a master subcontractor agreement with Clover. The agreement required Clover to provide labor, materials, and technical…