Network Computing Services Corp. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

Network Computing Services Corp. (NCS) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants, Cisco Systems, Inc. (Cisco) and others, on NCS’s claims for violation of the South Carolina unfair trade practices statute and for common law fraud. NCS also appeals the district court’s order sanctioning NCS for discovery violations, and Cisco cross-appeals on this issue. We affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment and decline to reach the sanctions issue.

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Cisco makes networking equipment, which it sells to customers either directly or through distributors,…