Trident E&P, LLC v. HP, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division TRIDENT E&P, LLC, Case No. 24-cv-00790-LB

Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING CASE v. Re: ECF No.

HP INC., et al., Defendants. 16 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Trident E&P contracted with the federal government to supply printers, copiers, and related technical support and supplies for use on U.S. Navy ships, and it subcontracted with defendant HP to provide the equipment. Trident claims that HP committed fraud, defamation, and tortious interference with contract and prospective economic advantage by sending a letter to the government in December 2021 saying that certain HP-provided devices were manufactured by Canon, not HP. As a result, the government terminated Trident’s contract for violating the single- manufacturer requirement in the government’s bid solicitation.1 HP moved to strike the complaint under California’s Strategic Law Against…