Where a plaintiff has alleged that his former employer’s chief executive officer defamed him, a motion to dismiss that claim should be denied because the plaintiff has plausibly alleged that he lost his job as a result of the CEO’s false representations that the plaintiff breached his contractual obligations and misused intellectual property.
“Plaintiff David Hunt contends that his former employer, defendant Prelude Research, Inc., breached its contract with him and that its Chief Executive Officer, defendant Spencer Thompson, committed various torts against him. Pending before the Court is the defendants’ partial motion to dismiss, which seeks dismissal of the four tort claims against Thompson. For the reasons that follow, the motion will be granted in part and denied in part. While Hunt adequately alleges that Thompson defamed him by making false representations to his subsequent employer, he fails to plausibly allege claims of intentional interference with contractual relations, intentional infliction of emotional distress, or fraud against Thompson. …
“On January 2, 2024, Hunt began working for Praetorian, Inc., which publicly announced his hiring on January 11, 2024. …
“The defendants contend that Hunt’s defamation claim must be dismissed because it fails to identify any specific false statement. But the complaint alleges that ‘Thompson made disparaging and false statements [to] Mr. Hunt’s new employer,’ and that Prelude sent Praetorian ‘a letter alleging that Mr....
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