United States Ninth Circuit

In an action involving a corporation's allegations that its competitor lured away employees who had signed employment contracts, dismissal of common law tort and state statutory claims is reversed where: 1) plaintiff adequately alleged a violation of intentional interference with contract; 2) consequently, plaintiff adequately alleged a violation of California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL); and finally, 3) having alleged a violation of the UCL, plaintiff adequately alleged that defendant's acts were independently wrongful so as to support a claim for intentional interference with prospective economic advantage.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/23/2006
• Decided 03/15/2007
• Published 03/15/2007

Judges

• BEA, Circuit Judge., Before A. WALLACE TASHIMA, CARLOS T. BEA, and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barry Levenstam, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, for the appellant;  Scott T. Schutte and Kathy A. Karcher, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, were on the briefs.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert M. Waxman, Ervin, Cohen & Jessup LLP, Beverly Hills, CA, for the appellee.  Andres Quintana, Ervin, Cohen & Jessup LLP, Beverly Hills, CA, was on the brief.