Cleveland v. Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DON CLEVELAND et al., Case No.: 19cv2141 JM (JLB)

Plaintiffs,

v. ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’

PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS

LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER

SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

RESEARCH LTD. et al., WITH PREJUDICE Defendant. 16

Defendants Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (“Ludwig”), Chi Van Dang, Edward A. McDermott, Jr., and John L. Notter (“Defendants”) move to dismiss portions of the Second Amended Complaint (“the SAC”) (Doc. No. 26) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). (Doc. No. 28.) The motion has been fully briefed and the court finds it suitable for submission without oral argument in accordance with Civil Local Rule 7.1(d)(1). For the below reasons, Defendants’ motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. I. BACKGROUND According to the SAC, Plaintiffs Don Cleveland, Arshad Desai, Frank Furnari, Richard Kolodner, Paul Mischel, Karen …