Paramount Tariff Services, Inc. v. Ace Tariff Solutions, Inc. et al

I. INTRODUCTION

18 Plaintiff Paramount Tariff Services, Inc. brings this suit against Defendants Ace 19 Tariff Solutions, Inc. and Ray Nam, asserting claims arising from Defendants’ alleged 20 misappropriation of Paramount Tariff’s trade secrets. (Compl., Dkt. No. 1.) 21 Defendants now move to dismiss Paramount Tariff’s claims for misappropriation of 22 trade secrets under federal and state law, intentional interference with contractual 23 relations, violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”), and breach of 24 the duty of loyalty. (Mot. Dismiss (“Motion” or “Mot.”) 1–2, Dkt. No. 12.) For the 25 reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS IN PART Defendants’ Motion.1 26

28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. II. BACKGROUND2 Paramount Tariff developed a confidential and proprietary system to publish 3 tariff rates for its freight-forwarding and common-carrier customers. (Compl. ¶¶ 2–3.) 4 Its customers can access their tariff rates by logging into…