Copart, Inc. v. Sparta Consulting, Inc.

ORDER

An online vehicle auction company hired a software development company to design and build its new online system, but when the project did not go as planned the auction company terminated the contract and the parties sued each other. The auction company, plaintiff Copart, Inc. (“Co-part”), moves for summary judgment on counter-claims brought by the software development company, defendant Sparta Consulting, Inc. (“Sparta”), and for partial summary judgment on elements of its own claims. Copart Mot., ECF No. 197. Sparta, along with its parent companies, defendants KPIT Infosystems, Inc. (“KPIT In-fosystems”) and India-based KPIT Technologies, Ltd. (“KPIT India”), move for summary judgment on Copart’s claims. Sparta Mot., ECF No. 184; KPIT India Mot., ECF No. 185; KPIT Infosystems Mot., ECF No. 186. For the reasons explained below, the court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART each motion.

Table of Contents

I. Factual Background... 1137

A. The Parties and the Project.. .1138

B. The Contract and Design Statement... 1138

C. The Build Statement and Contract Amendment.. .1138

D. Termination and the Lawsuits. ..1139

II. Procedural Background... 1139

A. Procedural History...…