On November 26, 2019, Central Coast Agriculture, Inc. (Plaintiff) filed a lawsuit against The Hive Laboratory, LLC (the Hive), Patrick Wilkinson, and Sean Yantzer (collectively Defendants). Plaintiff’s complaint alleges causes of action1 for (1) misappropriation of trade secrets, (2) common law misappropriation of trade secrets, (3) unfair competition, (4) intentional interference with prospective economic relations, (5) negligent interference with prospective economic relations, (6) civil conspiracy, (7) breach of contract (against the Hive, only), and (8) declaratory judgment (against the Hive, only).
Plaintiff alleges it is California’s single-largest cannabis cultivator, and is in the business of cultivating, processing, and distributing cannabis extracts. (Compl., ¶¶ 11, 12.) Plaintiff alleges extracts “can be derived from cannabis plant material, including cannabis that is dried and cured, or from plant material flash frozen directly after harvesting (referred to as “live resin”)