Federal Circuit Upholds $154,000 Compensation in Navy Software Dispute, Rejects $86 Million Claim

In a significant ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a previous decision directing the U.S. Navy to compensate a software company with a sum of $154,000. The case involved the Navy’s unauthorized use of a 3-D virtual reality program. The software company originally pursued compensation amounting to nearly $86 million, arguing that the program had been installed across more than 429,000 computers. However, the court found that the valuation presented by the company was not justifiable against the actual use and benefit derived from the software by the Navy. Further details on this legal decision can be accessed in the original article published on Law360.