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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS

Defendants Uri Ben Hur (“Ben Hur”) and The Seventh Millennium, Ltd. (“7M”) move to dismiss the complaint filed by plaintiffs Yes To, Ltd. (“YTL”), Yes To, Inc. (Illinois) (“YTI (IL)”), and Yes To, Inc. (Delaware) (“YTI (DE)”) under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. For the reasons stated below, the court denies the motion with respect to YTL and YTI (DE). YTI (IL), which is no longer an operating entity, is dismissed from the litigation.

BACKGROUND

YTL is an Israeli corporation with its principal place of business in the State of Israel. YTL markets organic beauty products and is the exclusive owner of intellectual property rights to the trademarks ‘Tes to Carrots,” “Yes to Tomatoes,” “Yes to Cucumbers,” and “Yes to Eggplants.” YTL is allegedly a wholly-owned subsidiary of YTI (DE), a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business in San Francisco, California. YTI (IL) was an Illinois corporation with its principal place of business in Skokie, Illinois. YTI (IL) is no longer an operating entity, and plaintiffs do not oppose its dismissal from this lawsuit.

Ben Hur is a resident of Israel. He founded, owns, and controls 7M, an…