This is a procedural ruling in a 15-year-old settled case with zero financial exposure for IBM. No trading action warranted — the permanent injunction against Neon/Moores was already in place and remains unchanged.
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Executive Summary
A federal magistrate judge partially granted a non-party's motion to reconsider a contempt finding in a long-settled 2009 case against IBM, correcting the record on one factual detail but upholding the core finding that the individual violated a permanent injunction by disclosing IBM's disassembled code. The ruling has no financial impact on IBM — the case settled 15 years ago, the injunction remains in force, and the order concerns only an individual's contempt liability.
Court Ruling Details
Key Facts
- Case 1:09-cv-00896-DH, settled in 2011 with permanent injunction against Neon and its CEO John Moores
- Court found Moores violated injunction in four instances; he moved for reconsideration on two findings
- Motion granted in part to correct record (Moores responded to, did not forward, an email with disassembled code)
- Motion denied on both substantive grounds — Court upheld contempt findings under sections (g) and (i) of the injunction
- No damages, fines, or financial penalties imposed on IBM; no change to IBM's business operations
Financial Impact
No financial impact on IBM — the case was settled with prejudice in 2011 and this order concerns only a non-party's contempt liability
Risk Factors
- No material risks to IBM identified from this ruling
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Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 court opinion.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| COURT-RULING Data (Synthetic) | court-fcc4d35669-IBM |
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