Legal Opinion
Vermont Microsystems, Inc. v. Autodesk, Inc., Cross-Appellee, Otto G. Berkes
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 20, 1998No. 97-7255, Docket 97-7293PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
Autodesk, Inc. appeals and Vermont Mi-crosystems, Inc. (‘VMI”) cross-appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont (Jerome J. Neidermeier, Magistrate Judge) awarding VMI $14,209,390 for Autodesk’s misappropriation of secret computer software programs developed by VMI. For various reasons, Autodesk contends that the award is too large, and VMI contends that it is too small. We agree with Autodesk’s contention.
This is the second time this case has been before us. The facts underlying the dispute were discussed at some…
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