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Arista Coffee Inc. v. Casale

Breaches of Contract, Loyalty Alleged; Companies Shown to Be Alter Egos

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MEMORANDUM & ORDER   Plaintiff Arista Coffee, Inc. (“Arista”) brings this action against Christopher Casale, Paramount Coffee Service of New Jersey, LLC (“Paramount NJ”) and Paramount Refreshment Solutions, Inc. (“Paramount FLA”) (collectively, the “Paramount Vendors”). (Am. Compl. (Dkt. 15).) Casale moves pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) to dismiss the claims against him for breach of contract and breach of the duty of loyalty. (See Mem. in Supp. of Casale Mot. to Dismiss (“Casale Mem.”) (Dkt. 21).) Paramount FLA moves to dismiss all claims against it for lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2), and — should the court grant Casale’s motion — the Paramount Vendors also seek to dismiss the tortious interference claim asserted against them. (See Mem. in Supp. of Paramount Mot. to Dismiss (“Paramount Mem.”) (Dkt. 22-7).) For the reasons stated below, the motions to dismiss are DENIED. BACKGROUND A. Facts The court takes the following statement of facts largely from Plaintiff’s amended complaint, the well-pleaded allegations of which the court accepts as true for purposes of the motions to dismiss. See N.Y. Pet Welfare Ass’n v. City of New York, 850 F.3d 79, 86 (2d Cir. 2017).1 1. Paramount Vendors Distribute Arista Coffee Arista is a New York corporation that produces coffee for distribution under the For Five Coffee brand name. (Am. Compl.

14-16.) In March 2016, Arista entered into a distribution agreement with the Paramount Vendors to sell Arista’s coffee in the Tri-State area. (Id. 31.) The Paramount Vendors acted as an integrated enterprise in distributing Arista’s coffee. (Id. 28.) The Paramount Vendors share three principal owners and managers, a website, clients, and an address in Pompano Beach, FL. (Id.

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