Tradin Organics USA LLC v. Terra Nostra Organics, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TRADIN ORGANICS USA LLC, Case No. 23-cv-03373-AMO
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL
JURISDICTION
TERRA NOSTRA ORGANICS, LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 42 Defendants.
12 This case started as a trade secret dispute between an organic food supplier and the competing business started by some of its former employees. Defendants, the former employees and their new company, brought counterclaims against the Plaintiff and its parent companies. Counter-Defendant Tradin Organic Agriculture B.V. (“Tradin BV”) and Defendant ACOMO N.V. (“ACOMO”) (together, the “Dutch Entities”), move to dismiss the counterclaims for lack of personal jurisdiction. ECF 42. The Court heard the motion on March 7, 2024. Having read the papers filed by the parties and carefully considered their arguments therein and those made at the hearing, as well as the relevant legal authority, the Court hereby GRANTS the Dutch Entities’ motion. // 23…