Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP uses cookies to improve website functionality. By using our website, you agree to the use of cookies. Skip to Footer Search Menu CLIENTS PEOPLE CAPABILITIES EVIDENCE HOME EVIDENCE CASE STUDIES $20 MILLION JURY TRIAL VICTORY FOR COPART AGAINST ERP SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTER $20 Million Jury Trial Victory for Copart against ERP Software Implementer Kasowitz won a four-week federal jury trial on behalf of Copart in a litigation against software implementation firm Sparta Consulting and its parent company, KPIT Infosystems. Challenge Copart, a publicly-traded global vehicle auction and services company, hired Sparta to design and build an enterprise resource planning (ERP) business software system, running on an SAP platform, for its highly-specialized operations, and later terminated Sparta under the terms of their contract. Sparta demanded payment of over $12 million, nearly the entire remaining contract amount. Solution Applying a finely-honed ERP litigation strategy that has made Kasowitz the country’s most sought-after firm for clients seeking to recover damages stemming from failed software projects, Kasowitz marshaled massive amounts of evidence to prove that Sparta delivered a defective and unusable system, and that Sparta knew its project team was incompetent. The evidence included highly technical software documents, fact and expert testimony, and internal Sparta emails. Results The jury returned a verdict finding that Sparta engaged in professional negligence, awarding Copart more than $20 million on that claim, and fraud, awarding Copart almost $5 million on that claim. The trial appears to be the first instance in which a jury found professional negligence by a software implementation firm. For more information, contact: Mark P. Ressler. CONTACTS Mark P. Ressler PARTNER / NEW YORK View full bio Ronald R. Rossi PARTNER / NEW YORK View full bio Jason S. Takenouchi PARTNER / SAN FRANCISCO View full bio PRACTICES Litigation Software Litigation INDUSTRIES Technology, Media and Telecommunications HOME EVIDENCE CASE STUDIES $20 MILLION JURY TRIAL VICTORY FOR COPART AGAINST ERP SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTER SITEMAP DISCLAIMER ATTORNEY ADVERTISING PRIVACY ACCESSIBILITY FIND US LINKEDIN TWITTER Back to top