The denied appeal means that the company will have to pay Epic $140 million in damages. Epic said that in 2014 Tata workers stole data, documents, trade secrets, and confidential information from the EHR giant.
Epic was originally awarded $960 million, but following a series of appeals, that amount was lowered to $140 million. Tata confirmed that it will take a $125 million hit in its third-quarter earnings due to the legal action.
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