US appeals court affirms $140 million penalty on TCS in Epic case

BENGALURU: In healthcare firm Epic Systems’ intellectual property case against TCS, a US Court of Appeals has agreed with the district court that the $140 million in punitive damages imposed by the latter on TCS is constitutional.

TCS had argued that the district court had failed to follow the US Court of Appeals’ directives when it declined to further reduce the punitive damages award to between $10 and $25 million. “Because the district court properly justified the $140 million punitive damages award, we affirm,” the Court of Appeals’ order said.