Avaya Claims against Continuant Dismissed

Camden, New Jersey--Communications systems manufacturer Avaya, in a surprise move, has withdrawn its principal claims in ongoing litigation between it and independent voice and data maintenance provider Continuant (www.continuant.com). As a result, jurors in the upcoming trial will no longer hear claims that Continuant tortiously interfered with Avaya’s contracts with Avaya PBX owners by performing maintenance on its customers’ Avaya-brand PBX systems; violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA); and misappropriated Avaya’s trade secrets—claims the Washington state company spent