Legal Opinion
OpenRisk, LLC v. MicroStrategy Services Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 13, 2017No. 16-1852, 16-1906PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Harris wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wynn and Judge Floyd joined.
PAMELA HARRIS, Circuit Judge:
In 2011, OpenRisk, LLC contracted with MicroStrategy Services Corporation to create a cloud environment that would host OpenRisk data and programming.. But soon after, OpenRisk faced insolvency, and three of its principal officers resigned. At issue in this case is whether MicroStrategy wrongfully continued to provide services to OpenRisk’s ex-employees after they had left and formed a new company, Spectant Group LLC.
In particular, OpenRisk alleges that at the…
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