
Business software maker CA Inc. <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2060824,00.asp?kc=EWEWEMNL111306EP19B">is suing convicted former Chief Executive Sanjay Kumar,</A> seeking repayment of $14.9 million it says it fronted for his legal defense, according to court documents. A court agreed to lay claim to his house, sports cars, yacht and other assets as security that he would be able to repay the sum if he lost the suit. Kumar was sentenced on November 2 to 12 years in federal prison over criminal charges stemming from his role in a $2.2 billion accounting fraud at the computer software maker, formerly known as Computer Associates International.