AlexSam, Inc. v. WageWorks, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ALEXSAM, INC., Case No. 19-cv-04538-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION TO TRANSFER AND

DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION

WAGEWORKS, INC., TO DISMISS Defendant. Docket Nos. 31,

12 13 14 I. INTRODUCTION This case involves claims of patent infringement by Plaintiff AlexSam, Inc. (“AlexSam”) against Defendant WageWorks, Inc. (“WageWorks”). Before bringing this action, AlexSam sued HealthEquity, Inc. (“HealthEquity”) in U.S. District Court in Utah for similar acts of infringement. Shortly after AlexSam’s suit against WageWorks was filed in this Court, HealthEquity acquired WageWorks and became the latter’s parent company. Thereafter, HealthEquity and WageWorks, represented by the same counsel, submitted virtually identical motions to dismiss in their respective cases. AlexSam then moved to stay the instant case or, in the alternative, to transfer it to the…