Logicease Solutions Inc. v. Softworks AI, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LOGICEASE SOLUTIONS INC., et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-00830-JD
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE MOTION TO DISMISS
v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 23 SOFTWORKS AI, LLC, Defendant.
12 Declaratory judgment plaintiffs Logicease Solutions Inc. (LSI) and SitusAMC Holdings Corp. (Situs) move to dismiss defendant Softworks AI, LLC’s (SWAI) counterclaims. Dkt. No. 23. The parties’ familiarity with the record is assumed. The motion is denied. 1. Interference with Contract. Situs says that it was not a “stranger to the agreement” when it acquired LSI because LSI could transfer its rights and obligations under the contract to Situs. Dkt. No. 23 at 7. Not so. Although LSI could assign its rights and obligations, Situs points to no allegations that LSI actually did so. See Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp. v. Actelion Ltd., 222 Cal. App. 4th 945, 961 (Cal. App. Ct. 2013). In addition, an economic interest in the contract does not necessarily defeat a claim of tortious interference. See Caliber Paving Co., Inc. v.…