RingCentral, Inc. v. Nextiva, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 RINGCENTRAL, INC., Case No. 19-cv-02626-NC 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO v. DISMISS 13 NEXTIVA, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 44 14 Defendants. 15 16 Before the Court is defendants Nextiva, Inc. and UnitedWeb, Inc.’s motion to dismiss plaintiff RingCentral, Inc.’s first amended complaint. In this business defamation lawsuit, RingCentral accuses Defendants of engaging in a concerted effort to spread fake online reviews. RingCentral, however, fails to allege specific facts outlining the economic relationships it claims Defendants have disrupted and how it has been injured. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss with leave to amend. I. Background A. Allegations in First Amended Complaint RingCentral is a cloud-based unified communications service. FAC ¶ 14. Nextiva, a wholly owned subsidiary of UnitedWeb, also provides similar services. Id.…