Freelancer International Pty Limited v. Upwork Global, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FREELANCER INTERNATIONAL PTY Case No. 20-cv-06132-SI LIMITED, et al., 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER RE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 7, 43, 45, 51, 52 UPWORK GLOBAL, INC., et al., 11 Defendants.

13 On October 22, 2020, the Court held a hearing on defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ 14 complaint. Having considered the papers submitted and the arguments made, the Court hereby 15 DENIES the motion in its entirety. 16 On August 31, 2020, plaintiffs Freelancer Technology Pty Limited (“Freelancer Tech”) and 17 Freelancer International Pty Limited (“Freelancer Intl”) (collectively “plaintiffs” or “Freelancer”) 18 filed the instant action. Dkt. No. 1 (Compl.). The complaint alleges ten causes of action1 against 19 defendants Upwork Inc. and Upwork Global Inc. (collectively “defendants” or “Upwork”). Dkt. 20 No. 1 (Compl.). The Court denied plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction finding defendants 21 were unlikely to succeed on the merits. Dkt. No.…