VLIW TECHNOLOGY, LLC v. Hewlett-Packard Co.

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• concluding that to plead a breach of contract claim, a plaintiff must allege “the breach of an obligation imposed by that contract”
• observing that the purpose of Rule 8 is to give the defendant “fair notice” of the claim being asserted against him
• noting that Rule 8 is intended to “give the defendant fair notice of a claim” being brought against it
• noting that, under Chancery Rule 8(a), a complaint must “give the defendant fair notice of a claim”
• concluding that “[b]ecause the provisions at issue in the [a]greement are susceptible to more than one reasonable interpretation, for purposes of deciding a motion to dismiss, their meaning must be construed in the light most favorable to the non- moving party” (cleaned up)
• explaining that 18 the plaintiff must allege these three elements “to survive a motion to dismiss for failure to 19 state a breach of contract claim”

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