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Compaq files breach of contract law suit

Compaq has filed a $17m suit against a Canadian consulting firm for breach of contract.

By Suzanna Kerridge

Published: 24 October 2000 12:05 BST

Compaq is claiming consultancy company the Baxtor Group and Peter Mellon falsely obtained reduced price products on $60m worth of supplies by claiming it had won a contract with the US Department of Transport's Federal Aviation Administration.

The consultancy allegedly told Compaq it had won a deal to supply a large volume of Compaq PCs to US airports.

Compaq claims the contract with the US FAA never existed and is seeking to recover costs.

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