AllCells, LLC v. BioIVT, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ALLCELLS, LLC, Case No. 20-cv-06044-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
BIOIVT, LLC, et al., Docket No. 42 Defendants.
12 13 Plaintiff AllCells, LLC (“AllCells”) sued its former employee, Defendant James Lee, for breach of a settlement agreement under which Mr. Lee agreed, for a period of five years, not to receive from any direct competitor of AllCells (1) an annual salary of more than $250,000.00 or (2) any equity compensation. AllCells also sued Defendant BioIVT, LLC (“BioIVT”), Mr. Lee’s current employer, and Defendant Kevin King, BioIVT’s Chief Operating Officer (CEO), for intentional interference with contractual relations. Finally, AllCells sued all Defendants for unlawful practices under California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL), Cal Bus & Prof. Code § 17200. Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil…