Netafim Irrigation, Inc. v. Jain Irrigation, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 NETAFIM IRRIGATION, INC., CASE NO. 1:21-cv-00540-AWI-EPG
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
v. TO DISMISS
JAIN IRRIGATION, INC., JAIN DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS, INC., (Doc. No. 15) IRRIGATION DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION, LLC, and AGRI- VALLEY IRRIGATION, LLC,
Defendants.
13 14 Plaintiff Netafim Irrigation, Inc., alleges that Defendants Jain Irrigation, Inc., Jain Distribution Holdings, Inc., Irrigation Design & Construction, LLC, and Agri-Valley Irrigation, LLC, engaged in anticompetitive market behavior when the Jain entities acquired majority shares of the latter two companies. Netafim also alleges that all four Defendants are liable for false advertising that caused it damage. Defendants now move to dismiss each of Netafim’s claims. For the reasons that follow, the Court will grant that motion in part and deny it in part. 21 BACKGROUND Netafim’s case is centered on the micro-irrigation industry in Central…