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Tata Consultancy Services Limited, et al., v. Computer Sciences Corporation
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-10749 · judgment November 21, 2025
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Fifth Circuit decision below, a business petitioner, and counsel who has filed here before, and down for a business respondent.
Questions presented
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Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1836, can a plaintiff obtain a monetary award for unjust enrichment even if it suffered no harm beyond any actual loss from the defendant’s misappropriation of its trade secrets?
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Under State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Campbell, 538 U.S. 408 (2003), can a ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages in excess of 1:1 violate due process when compensatory damages are substantial?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
John Franklin Bash
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
For respondent
Aaron Michael Streett
Baker Botts, L.L.P.
Case
Subject area
Economic Activity (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Order
Order list, June 15, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 15 2026Petition DENIED.
- May 26 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2026.
- May 22 2026Reply of petitioners Tata Consultancy Services Limited, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- May 07 2026Brief of respondent Computer Sciences Corporation in opposition filed.
- Apr 07 2026Response Requested. (Due May 7, 2026)
- Apr 01 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Mar 27 2026Waiver of right of respondent Computer Sciences Corporation to respond filed.
- Mar 19 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2026)