https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/25/autonomy_trial_begins_high_court_london/ > Autonomy Trial Today begins the tech trial of the year: HPE has hauled Mike Lynch into London's High Court, claiming $5bn from the one-time chief exec of ill-fated UK software firm Autonomy. > The case is the culmination of years of bitter wrangling between HPE and Lynch over the former's $11bn buyout of Autonomy in 2011. After the buyout, HP (as was) wrote down the value of Autonomy by $8.8bn and started pursuing Lynch and his his former chief financial officer, Sushovan Hussain, through the courts.