Ford Loses Bid to Overturn $82 Million Software Verdict (Connecting the Dots: The Ford Motor Company & The Carnegie/Soros Network)
Newsmax.com
Friday,
22 May 2026 11:30 AM EDT
https://www.newsmax.com/us/ford-appeals-court-82-million/2026/05/22/id/1257209/
A U.S.
appeals court on Friday revived $82.2 million of a $104.6 million verdict that
Versata Software won against Ford for breaching a licensing contract
and misappropriating trade secrets.
The
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reinstated damages that a jury
in Detroit had awarded to Versata in 2022 after finding that Ford violated
their contract, and sent the case back for a new trial to determine the
proper amount of damages for Ford's trade-secret theft. U.S. District Judge
Matthew Leitman had overturned the verdict in 2023.
Spokespeople
for Ford and Versata did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Versata,
based in Austin, Texas, said it licensed its automotive software to Ford from 1998
to 2015, helping the automaker's engineers and marketing agents collaborate on
and design vehicles with "seamless real time updates" worldwide.
It said
that Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford began copying its software after growing
weary of paying millions of dollars in annual licensing fees.
The
jury awarded Versata $82.2 million for breach of contract and $22.4 million
for misappropriation of trade secrets. Leitman overturned the verdict after
finding that Versata had not offered enough evidence to let jurors calculate
the damages accurately.
The
Federal Circuit said on Friday, however, that the jury had calculated the
breach-of-contract damages with "reasonable certainty."
Connecting
the Dots:
Ellen R. Marram is
a director at the Ford Motor Company and a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Gerald Greenwald was the president of Ford of Venezuela for the Ford Motor Company, is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee
on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
on Economic Development and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Irvine O.
Hockaday Jr. was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank) and a director at the Ford Motor Company.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Aspen Institute
(think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for
Muslim Advancement.
Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie
Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award,
has represented California's 36th congressional district
in the United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is
a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie
Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah
Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Aspen Institute
(think tank) the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter
for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Robert S. McNamara is
a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) an
honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was
the president of the Ford Motor Company.
Jon M. Huntsman
Jr. was a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution
(think tank) and is a director at the Ford Motor Company.
John L. Thornton is
the chair for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a
director at the Ford Motor Company.
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Lawrence H.
Summers was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank), the co-head for the Presidential Task Force on the Auto
Industry and the National Economic Council chairman for the Barack
Obama administration.
Steven L. Rattner was
a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the
counselor to the secretary for the Presidential Task Force on the Auto
Industry.
Presidential
Task Force on the Auto Industry is a task force for the Barack
Obama Administration and advised on auto bailouts for the 2008-2010
financial bailout.
Jon M. Huntsman
Jr. was the ambassador to China for the Barack Obama
administration and a distinguished fellow at the Brookings
Institution (think tank), is a director at the Ford Motor Company
and a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank).
Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
Ted Lieu was honored
with the Carnegie
Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award,
has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United
States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of
the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie
Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah
Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder
of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace (think tank), the Hudson Institute (think tank) and
the Robin Hood Foundation.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Marie-Josee
Kravis is a trustee at the Hudson Institute (think tank),
was a director at the Robin Hood Foundation and
a director at the Ford Motor Company.
Alan R. Mulally was
the president & CEO for the Ford Motor Company and a member of
the President's Export Council.
W. James
McNerney Jr. is the chairman for the President's Export
Council and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Glenn F. Tilton is
a member of the President's Export Council and a member of
the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is
the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Rahm I. Emanuel is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was the Chicago
(IL) mayor and the White House chief of staff for the Barack
Obama administration.
Richard M. Daley is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was the Chicago
(IL) mayor and Michelle Obama was his staffer.
Michelle Obama was
Mayor Richard M. Daley’s staffer and a lawyer at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow was
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie
Corporation of New York.
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Aspen Institute
(think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim
Advancement.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank), the Committee for Economic Development and
the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Irvine O.
Hockaday Jr. was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank) and a director at the Ford Motor Company.
Robert S. McNamara is
a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the
president of the Ford Motor Company.
Gerald Greenwald is
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development and was the president of
Ford of Venezuela for the Ford Motor Company.
Ellen R. Marram is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a director
at the Ford Motor Company.
Letitia
James is the
chair for the Committee on Economic Development and the Attorney
General of New York.
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
Robert S. McNamara is
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
was the president of the Ford Motor Company.
Jon M. Huntsman
Jr. was a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution
(think tank) and is a director at the Ford Motor Company.
John L. Thornton is
the chair for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a
director at the Ford Motor Company.
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Lawrence H.
Summers was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank), the co-head for the Presidential Task Force on the Auto
Industry and the National Economic Council chairman for the Barack
Obama administration.
Steven L. Rattner was
a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the
counselor to the secretary for the Presidential Task Force on the Auto
Industry.
Presidential
Task Force on the Auto Industry is a task force for the Barack
Obama Administration and advised on auto bailouts for the 2008-2010
financial bailout.
Resources:
Past Research
Ford
CEO Says Trump Policy Uncertainty Creating Chaos (Connecting the Dot: The Ford
Motor Company, General Motors, Smithsonian Institution, Obamacare & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Ford Motor Company)
Wednesday,
February 26, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/ford-ceo-says-trump-policy-uncertainty.html
Joe
Biden To Ford Executive: 'Thank You For Saving Our Ass' (Past Research on the Ford Motor Company)
Friday,
January 17, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/01/joe-biden-to-ford-executive-thank-you.html
New
York AG Letitia James Indicted on Federal Charges (Connecting the Dots: Letitia
James, Fannie Mae, Judge Arthur Engoron, Judge Sparkle Leah Sooknanan, Judge
Juan Merchan, Lisa Cook, The Committee for Economic Development & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Letitia
James & the Committee for Economic Development)
Thursday,
October 9, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/10/new-york-ag-letitia-james-indicted-on.html
Sen.
Warren Presses Amazon on Algorithmic Pricing for Schools (Connecting the Dots:
Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ganesh Sitaraman, The Center for American Progress,
Amazon, HUD, The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, The Urban Institute, The U.S.
Department of Education & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the Carnegie Corporation New York)
Thursday,
March 12, 2026
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/03/sen-warren-presses-amazon-on.html
Bill
Gates (Connecting the Dots: Bill Gates & The Carnegie/Soros Network)
UPDATED 5/24/2026 9:50pm EST (Past Research on the
Carnegie Corporation New York)
Sunday,
May 24, 2026
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/05/bill-gates-connecting-dots-bill-gates.html
President's
Export Council (Past Research on the President's
Export Council)
Sunday,
December 8, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/presidents-export-council.html
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