Canada to Scrap IBM Payroll Plan Gone Awry Costing $1B
Reminiscent of the state of Indiana&#x27;s lawsuit against IBM for allegedly botching a project to automate the state&#x27;s welfare system — lots of finger-pointing on both sides; the trial court&#x27;s 65-page decision started out with the words, &quot;Neither party deserves to win this case&quot; [0].  The case has been up to the Indiana Supreme Court already [1]; on remand last summer, the trial court found that IBM is liable for USD $128 million [2].<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scribd.com&#x2F;document&#x2F;100544020&#x2F;Indiana-IBM-Decision" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.scribd.com&#x2F;document&#x2F;100544020&#x2F;Indiana-IBM-Decisi...</a><p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.in.gov&#x2F;judiciary&#x2F;opinions&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;03221601shd.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.in.gov&#x2F;judiciary&#x2F;opinions&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;03221601shd.pdf</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.indystar.com&#x2F;story&#x2F;news&#x2F;2017&#x2F;08&#x2F;07&#x2F;court-ibm-owes-state-128-m-welfare-privatization-dispute&#x2F;544789001&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.indystar.com&#x2F;story&#x2F;news&#x2F;2017&#x2F;08&#x2F;07&#x2F;court-ibm-owe...</a>