Appellate Court Decision Favors Former Autodesk Distributor; system-partner suit against Autodesk for $10 million upheld in German court.KIEL, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1997--Former Autodesk German distributor, system-partner, has turned back an appeal by Autodesk worth over $10 million before the Bavarian State Supreme Court. The appellate Relating to appeals; reviews by superior courts of decisions of inferior courts or administrative agencies and other proceedings. trial between system-partner GmbH, CAD/CAM-Center in Kiel, Germany (currently in bankruptcy bankruptcy, in law, settlement of the liabilities of a person or organization wholly or partially unable to meet financial obligations. The purposes are to distribute, through a court-appointed receiver, the bankrupt's assets equitably among creditors and, in most ), and Autodesk GmbH in Munich before the Bavarian State Supreme Court (Oberlandesgericht) in Munich lasted less than 30 minutes. Several hours later a provisional Temporary; not permanent. Tentative, contingent, preliminary. A provisional civil service appointment is a temporary position that fills a vacancy until a test can be properly administered and statutory requirements can be fulfilled to make a permanent appointment. judgment was handed down in favor of upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. See also: favor system-partner. In this trial the State Supreme Court followed the reasoning of the lower court (Landesgericht) in Munich, which had passed a partial judgment in February of 1996 regarding the lowering of the distributor discount and the enticement of dealers away from system-partner. Autodesk's appeal was denied by this ruling. Mr. Reiner Hauser, former managing director of system-partner, said he could not predict whether Autodesk will push for a second and last appeal before the Bundesgerichtshof, Germany's Federal Supreme Court. "After the judgments in my favor from the original trial and now from the Appellate Court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court. An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed. , I am not worried about the outcome of another appeal by Autodesk," said Mr. Hauser. He emphasizes that the total amount of the damage being sought by system-partner is over $10 million. At issue is finally the economic rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. of his former company. Meanwhile, Hauser has founded another company, called system-partner GmbH Hitech-Distribution, which among other things successfully distributes Bentley CAD products and large format scanners of the brands Anatech, Imtec and Calcomp. CONTACT: Reiner Hauser, 011-49-431-54 56 20 Fax: 011-49-431-54 56 299 E-mail: system-partner@t-online.de or Hans Kroeger, 011-49-30-76 80 26 24 |
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