MLW Media LLC v. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 MLW MEDIA LLC, Case No. 22-cv-00179-EJD

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S

MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST

v. AMENDED COMPLAINT

WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT, INC., Re: ECF No. 68 11 Defendant.

12 Plaintiff MLW Media LLC (“MLW”) filed this action in January 2022, asserting claims against Defendant World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc (“WWE”) for monopolization and attempted monopolization in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2; intentional interference with prospective economic advantage; intentional interference with contractual relations; and violation of California's Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”), Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq. Complaint, ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 53–81. WWE moved to dismiss, and the Court granted the motion with leave to amend. ECF Nos. 19, 62. MLW filed a First Amended Complaint on March 6, 2023, alleging the same…