Solutions 30 Eastern Europe S.R.L. v. Tosolini Lamura Rasile and Toniutti

I. Introduction

On February 3, 2023, Solutions 30 Eastern Europe, S.R.L. (“Solutions 30”), Swordfish Advisory Services, S.R.L. (“Swordfish”), and Federico Salmoiraghi (“Salmoiraghi”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), filed this action against Tosolini, Lamura, Rasile & Toniutti, LLP (“TLRT”), Emilano Malizia (“Malizia”), Emanuele Tosolini (“Tosolini”), Rocco Lamura (“Lamura”), Nicola Rasile (“Rasile”), Gianni Toniutti (“Toniutti”) and Does 1–10 (collectively, “Defendants”) in the Los Angeles Superior Court. Dkt. 1-1 (the “Complaint”). The Complaint advances four causes of action: (1) legal malpractice; (2) breach of fiduciary duty; (3) breach of contract; and (4) misrepresentation and concealment. Id. ¶¶ 109–139. On June 21, 2024, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint (the “FAC”), which is the operative one, in which Tosolini & Lamura, LLP (“T&L”) was added as a Defendant. Dkt. 1-5 at 2.

On July 22, 2024, Defendant T&L removed the action, and filed a corresponding notice of removal. Dkt. 1 (the “Notice of Removal”). On August 22, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion to remand, which was stricken due to filing deficiencies (the “Stricken Motion”). Dkt. 8. On September 6, 2024,…