Epic Systems Nets $6 Million in Interest-Accrual Court Victory

Epic Systems is entitled to post-judgment interest on punitive damages dating back to 2017, the Seventh Circuit found Wednesday, even though the punitive damages award in the trade-secrets case was revised downward in the years following.

The decision by Judge Frank Easterbrook came less than a week after the software company argued against a 2022 starting point for the interest calculation.

It may signal a close to the extraordinarily lengthy litigation between Epic and Tata Consultancy Services, which was found to have stolen Epic’s information in what Easterbrook’s opinion called “brazen and outrageous misconduct.”

The initial punitive damages award was ...