Yangtze Memory Technologies, Inc. v. Strand Consult

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, Case No. 24-cv-03454-NW INC., et al., 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS v. Re: ECF No. 65 STRAND CONSULT, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 On June 7, 2024, Plaintiffs Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd., (“YMTC”) and Yangtze Memory Technologies, Inc. (“YMT – USA”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint (“Original Complaint”) alleging claims for trade libel and violations of Cal. Bus. Prof. Code § 17200 et seq. against Defendants Strand Consult and Roslyn Layton. Compl., ECF No. 1. On November 17, 2024, Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, dropping their state law claims, and instead bringing claims under the Latham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), and adding Defendant DCI Group AZ, L.L.C. (“DCI”) (collectively, “Defendants”). Amend. Compl., ECF No. 50 (“FAC”). Defendants moved to dismiss Plaintiffs’ amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil…