[Info-vax] Trial Phase 2 (was Re: HP wins Oracle Itanium case)

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 8/24/2012 9:08 AM, Phillip Helbig---undress to reply wrote:
> In article <a9pa0gFnsqU1 at mid.individual.net>, billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill
> Gunshannon) writes:
>
>> I really don't understand how a court can order a private company to
>> loose money.
>
> Without commenting on the HP-Oracle sandbox spat, in general I don't see
> a problem:  If a company signs a contract and doesn't fulfill it, then
> of course someone can complain in civil court and the court can order
> them to fulfill it, even if they lose money.  Most cases where someone
> doesn't want to fulfill a contract involve losing money, but they
> fulfill it anyway, since the think it is good to honour the contract or
> fear punishment if they don't.
>
> If I sign a contract with a building firm to build a house for a fixed
> price, and the building firm then pulls out because they miscalculated
> something, prices of bricks have gone up or whatever, then of course a
> court can order them to honour the contract, even if they lose money.
>

The court *can* order. . . .
The court can also decline to order. . . .

When things turn to sh*t and the courts get involved, only the lawyers
get rich!  Try very hard to avoid getting involved such circumstances!