CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. Werner Enterprises, Inc.

BEA, Circuit Judge.

This case calls on us to decide whether, under California law, a corporation’s allegations that its competitor lured away employees who had signed employment contracts, sufficiently states two common law tort claims and one state statutory claim.

Appellant CRST Van Expedited, Inc. (“CRST”) sued Werner Enterprises, Inc. (“Werner”), claiming Werner had intentionally interfered with CRST’s employment contracts by soliciting and hiring away truck driver employees whom CRST had trained at its expense. CRST additionally claimed Werner violated California Business and Professions…