Tortilla Factory, LLC v. GTs Living Foods, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TORTILLA FACTORY, LLC, ) Case No. CV 17-7539 FMO (GJSx) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS ) OF LAW GT’S LIVING FOODS, LLC, ) ) Defendant. ) ) 16 INTRODUCTION On October 14, 2017, Tortilla Factory (“plaintiff” or “Tortilla Factory”), a California-based limited liability company, filed this action against GT’s Living Foods, LLC (“defendant” or “GT’s”). (See Dkt. 1, Complaint For Damages and Equitable Relief). On February 26, 2018, Tortilla Factory filed the operative Second Amended Complaint for Damages and Equitable Relief (“SAC”), asserting claims for: (1) false advertising and unfair competition under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, (“Lanham Act”), 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a); (2) unfair competition under Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 (“UCL”); (3) intentional interference with prospective economic relations; and (4) negligent interference with prospective economic relations. …