Land v. Helmer

OPINION

IRENAS, Senior District Judge:

This matter arises out of a failed criminal prosecution of the Plaintiffs, who now bring a claim of malicious prosecution against the attorney alleged to have initiated the charges.1 Presently before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). For the reasons set forth below, the Motion will be granted.

I

The following facts are alleged in the Complaint.

Plaintiffs are former corporate officers of a bottled water company, Trident LLC (“Trident”), that contracted with NFI Industries, Inc, (“NFI”), a transportation company.2…