Elgen Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Mac Arthur Co.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ELGEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Case No. 23-cv-04924-JST
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8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS v. Re: ECF No. 11 MAC ARTHUR CO., et al., 11 Defendants.
12 Defendants Mac Arthur Company and James Donnelly (together, “Defendants”) have moved to dismiss Plaintiff Elgen Manufacturing Company’s (“Elgen”) claims for interference with contract and interference with prospective economic advantage. ECF No. 11. The Court will grant the motion. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background1 Elgen is a New Jersey-based company that distributes and sells heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (“HVAC”) and other building products to industry customers. ECF No. 1 ¶¶ 1, 9. Defendant Mac Arthur Company is a Minnesota-based company in the same industry and is Elgen’s competitor. Id. ¶¶ 5, 10. Defendant John Donnelly, the vice-president of Mac Arthur Company, lives and works in Petaluma, California. Id. ¶…