FRANCHITTI et al v. COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION et al

  1. November 03, 2023

    Cognizant Can't Ax Retaliation Claims In IP Theft Fight

    A New Jersey federal judge will allow retaliation counterclaims to proceed against Cognizant Technology, finding two former executives accused of breaching employment contracts by obtaining confidential data after leaving the company have plausibly alleged the company's lawsuit aims to intimidate them for filing discrimination charges.

  2. July 20, 2022

    Ex-Cognizant Execs Can't Ditch NJ Trade Secrets Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge refused Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit alleging two former Cognizant Technology Solutions executives breached their employment contracts by obtaining confidential data after leaving the company, rejecting arguments that the Garden State case can't proceed due to a putative employment class action they filed first in California.

  3. March 02, 2022

    Judge Finds No New Info In Cognizant's FCA Case Review Bid

    A New Jersey federal judge has refused to entertain a second bid from Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. to thwart allegations of work visa fraud, finding that the company hadn't pointed to new evidence or overlooked precedent to warrant reconsideration.

  4. December 20, 2021

    Cognizant Slams 'Manifest Errors' Keeping FCA Suit Alive

    Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. told a New Jersey federal judge on Monday that he made "manifest errors" in refusing to dismiss a former executive's False Claims Act lawsuit, arguing that the ruling relied on allegations about the company's debt to the government, versus what it actually owed.

  5. October 27, 2021

    Chamber Jumps Into NJ Visa Fraud Suit As Cognizant Ally

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday entered litigation accusing Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. of misusing the federal visa program in order to import cheap labor, citing plans to support Cognizant's bid to toss allegations that, the chamber said, may not even fall under the False Claims Act.

  6. August 19, 2021

    Cognizant Tech Must Face Former Exec's Visa Fraud Claims

    Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. must face a former assistant vice president's False Claims Act lawsuit accusing it of defrauding the federal government's worker visa program, with a New Jersey federal judge's ruling that it was plausible that the business services giant might have underpaid for costs associated with its foreign employees.

  7. July 20, 2021

    Cognizant Tells Court FCA Suit Over Worker Visas Falls Short

    Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. on Tuesday urged a New Jersey federal court to toss a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging it defrauded the federal government's worker visa program, arguing that the complaint lacked any allegation that the government was deprived of money or property.