Redfearn
Redfearn v. Trader Joe's Co.
Opinion
lead Opinion
Perluss, J.
*101 *993 Wayne Redfearn appeals from the judgment of dismissal entered after the trial court sustained without leave to amend the demurrer of Trader Joe's Company to Redfearn's first amended complaint for intentional interference with contractual relations, intentional and negligent interference with prospective economic advantage and unfair competition. We reverse.
*994 FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
1. Redfearn's Complaint for Interference by Trader Joe's with Caliber Sales and Marketing Corporation's Broker Relationship with Two Food Suppliers
In his first amended complaint, filed September 3, 2015, Redfearn alleged he purchased Caliber Sales and Marketing Corporation, a food brokerage business, in 2001 and remained its largest shareholder until leaving the company in late 2014. At the time Redfearn severed his relationship with the company, Caliber assigned its legal claims against Trader Joe's to Redfearn.
Caliber represents manufacturers of food products and assists them in marketing their products, operating like an outside sales team in placing products in retail outlets and processing order flow once the relationship is established. Caliber began acting as a…