Qld fails in bid to sue IBM over $1.2b payroll saga

The Queensland government’s attempt to sue global giant IBM over the $1.2 billion health payroll debacle have been thrown out of court.

In a major embarrassment for the Queensland government who has tried to cast the blame for the IT debacle onto IBM, Supreme Court Justice Glenn Martin said a 2010 agreement cleared the company of any legal action over the botched IT system which over-paid and under-paid, or not paid at all, 80,000 health workers.

The Palaszczuk government could also be left to pay IBM’s significant legal costs over the case.

A spokeswoman for IBM said the court decision proved the issues relating to the Queensland Health system were resolved five years ago, despite the attempts by the state government to “re-write history”. For the full article click here 

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