Intel Corporation v. Fortress Investment Group LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 INTEL CORPORATION, et al., Case No. 19-cv-07651-EMC

Plaintiffs,

PUBLIC/REDACTED VERSION

v.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO DISMISS

FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, et al., Docket No. 203 11 Defendants. 12 13 Plaintiffs Intel Corporation and Apple Inc. have filed an antitrust suit against Fortress Investment Group LLC and affiliated entities. The Court previously granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss but with leave to amend. See Docket No. 190 (order). After Plaintiffs filed their first amended complaint (“FAC”), Defendants moved to dismiss again. This is the motion currently pending before the Court. Having considered the parties’ briefs as well as the oral argument of counsel, the Court hereby GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss but with leave to amend, as provided for below. I. FACTUAL & PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiffs have sued the following entities: (1) Fortress Investment Group LLC and Fortress…