PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s highest court won’t intervene in the state’s attempt to make Hewlett Packard Enterprise finish building a new computer system for the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an order denying a petition by the administration of Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo to block the Palo Alto, California-based company from walking off the unfinished job.
The petition had sought to stay a judge’s decision earlier this month that ended a preliminary injunction against the company.
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The state sued HP Enterprise last year, saying it paid more than $13 million for a computer system that hasn’t been fully delivered.
The dispute on the terms of the contract is scheduled to go to trial in May. The long-delayed computer system is scheduled to launch in July.
A Hewlett Packard Enterprise spokesman said the company is pleased with the decision.
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