Bridgestone America's, Inc. v. International Business Machines Corp.

MEMORANDUM

KEVIN H. SHARP, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE'

Defendant International Business Machines Corporation (“Defendant” or “IBM”) filed a Renewed Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (Docket Entry No. 143), to which Plaintiff Bridgestone America’s, Inc. (“Plaintiff’ or “BSAM”) filed a response (Docket Entry No. 149) and Defendant filed a reply (Docket Entry No. 153). For the reasons *1010discussed herein, the Court will grant in part and deny in part Defendant’s motion.

RELEVANT PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

BSAM1 and IBM, two multinational corporations, entered into a…