( November 26, 2024, 2:29 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D. C. — Days after a plaintiff software company filed a petition for certiorari in the U. S. Supreme Court seeking review of the Fifth Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals’ reversal of a $1. 6 billion award in a contract dispute with International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), IBM on Nov. 25 waived its right to respond to the petition. . . .