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SCO Owes Novell $2.5 Million

Posted by samzenpus on from the please-die-already dept.

CrkHead writes "Groklaw has posted Judge Kimball's ruling on SCO v Novell. For those that have been following this saga, we finally get to watch the house of cards start to fall. For those new to this story, it started with SCO suing Novell and having all its motions decided in summary judgement and went to trial only on Novell's counter claims. Cheers to PJ for keeping us informed!"

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  1. Nothing says says cheers to PJ like...... by i_want_you_to_throw_ · · Score: 5, Informative

    Nothing says says cheers to PJ like donating to help her keep the site running! Left side, your choice, Paypal or Amazon. Just sayin.....

  2. Not per se by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    What the judgment does is to set the amount of money SCO owes to Novell. That information goes into the bankruptcy.

    An important detail is that the money SCO owes Novell was never SCO's. SCO was handling the money as an agent. It was always Novell's money. Judge Kimball ruled that SCO had breached its fiduciary duty and had unjustly enriched itself. If I understand correctly, that means Novell gets its money and then the other creditors get to fight over what's left.

    The other thing that many have pointed out is that Novell will probably be awarded their lawyer fees. That amount will far eclipse the money Kimball has ruled on so far.