Riordan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 KEVIN RIORDAN, et al., Case No. 5:21-cv-06074-EJD

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS

WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, Re: ECF No. 40 Defendant.

Pending before this Court is Defendant Western Digital Corporation’s (“Western Digital”) motion to dismiss. ECF No. 40 (“Mot.”). The Court took the motion under submission for decision without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b). For the reasons discussed herein, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Western Digital’s motion to dismiss with leave to amend. I. BACKGROUND Western Digital is a leading global and data storage brand incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in California. ECF No. 37 ¶¶ 6, 17 (“FAC”). The company offers technologies, devices, systems, and solutions to businesses and consumers, including external hard drives that are compatible…