Cognizant Sues Infosys in US Court Alleging Theft of Trade Secrets; Infosys Denies Allegation

IT company Cognizant’s subsidiary TriZetto has filed a lawsuit against Infosys in a US federal court alleging that Infosys stole trade secrets and information related to healthcare insurance software.

In a statement, Infosys, denied all allegations and said that it will defend its position in the court.

Cognizant in its lawsuit filed in Texas federal court has accused Infosys of illegally accessing data from TriZetto’s software — Facets and QNXT — and using the same to develop and market a competing product.

Cognizant has reportedly alleged that Infosys misused TriZetto’s software to create “Test Cases for Facets,” which repackaged its data into an Infosys product.

Coincidentally earlier this week, Cognizant named former Infosys executive Rajesh Varrier as global head of operations and India Chairman and Managing Director. Cognizant’s Chief Executive Officer Ravi Kumar S is also a former Infosys employee.