By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court onMonday left in place a $44 million damages award that WellogixInc won against Accenture Plc over alleged trade secretstheft.
The high court declined to hear Accenture's appeal of the5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that upheld a juryverdict in favor of Wellogix.
Wellogix says Accenture impermissibly used its software whendeveloping a product with SAP AG for BP PLC.
The software was aimed at helping oil and gas companies planoil well construction projects. Wellogix resolved separateclaims against BP via arbitration.
The case is Accenture v. Wellogix, U.S. Supreme Court, No.13-1051. (Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Howard Goller)