Suzhou Angela Online Game Technology Co., Ltd. v. Snail Games USA Inc.

I. INTRODUCTION

Presently before the Court is plaintiffs’ motion to strike the report and testimony of Robert Zeidman, appointed as an expert by the Court pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 706. On December 9, 2021, plaintiffs Suzhou Angela Online Game Technology Co.., Ltd. (“Angela”) and Imperium Interactive Entertainment Limited (“Imperium”) filed the instant action against defendants Snail Games USA Inc. (“Snail USA”) and Wildcard Properties LLC (“Wildcard”) (collectively, “SWC”). See Dkt. 1 (“Compl.”). Angela is the developer and owner of a videogame entitled “Myth of Empires.” Id. § 6. Until December 2021, Myth of Empires was “offered, distributed, and made available to end users” by the Valve Corporation (“Valve”), a third-party platform that is not a party to this litigation. Id. { 9. On or about December 1, 2021, defendants sent a letter to Valve alleging that Myth of Empires was built “with trade secret source code copied and stolen” from defendants. Dkt. 1, Ex. 1 (“Valve Letter”) at 2. Based on the Valve Letter, Valve ceased distributing Myth of Empires on or about December 7, 2021. Compl. 4 15. Plaintiffs allege that their business has been injured…