PREPARE A MOTION TO DISMISS IN S.D.N.Y.. PLAINTIFF AURORA ANALYTICS LLC ALLEGES THAT DEFENDANT NORTHSTAR RETAIL SYSTEMS BREACHED A PILOT SOFTWARE AGREEMENT AFTER A SIX-WEEK EVALUATION PERIOD. THE WRITTEN PILOT AGREEMENT STATED THAT ANY PRODUCTION DEPLOYMENT REQUIRED A LATER SIGNED ORDER FORM, BUT NO ORDER FORM WAS SIGNED. THE COMPLAINT ASSERTS BREACH OF CONTRACT, PROMISSORY ESTOPPEL, AND UNJUST ENRICHMENT BASED ON ALLEGED ORAL ASSURANCES THAT NORTHSTAR WOULD PROCEED TO A PAID ROLLOUT. NORTHSTAR 
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Motion Type:    motion to dismiss
Jurisdiction:   SDNY
Court:          S.D.N.Y.
Version:        v1
Citations:      pending
Exported:       June 28, 2026 at 03:01 AM UTC
Run ID:         16d960b5-678b-4c6a-b4e2-0a118bf2ea84
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

Defendant Northstar Retail Systems respectfully moves this Court to dismiss the complaint filed by Plaintiff Aurora Analytics LLC. The complaint fails to establish the existence of a binding production contract, lacks any definite promise beyond preliminary negotiations, and improperly duplicates quasi-contract claims that are governed by the written pilot agreement.

STATEMENT OF RELEVANT FACTS

Plaintiff Aurora Analytics LLC entered into a pilot software agreement with Defendant Northstar Retail Systems, which allowed Aurora to configure a sample dashboard for Northstar. The pilot agreement explicitly stated that any production deployment would require a later signed order form. Despite discussions regarding a potential rollout, no such order form was ever executed. Aurora's complaint alleges breach of contract, promissory estoppel, and unjust enrichment based on alleged oral assurances from Northstar employees regarding the rollout.

LEGAL STANDARD

To survive a motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.' Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009). The Court must accept all allegations in the complaint as true and draw all reasonable inferences in favor of the plaintiff. However, mere conclusory statements or a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action will not suffice. NOTE: No verified legal citations were retrieved. This draft must be supplemented with properly researched authority before use.

ARGUMENT

The complaint should be dismissed because it does not identify a binding production contract. The pilot agreement clearly states that a signed order form is necessary for any production deployment, which was never executed. Furthermore, the allegations of promissory estoppel and unjust enrichment are duplicative of the breach of contract claim and cannot stand where the written agreement governs the parties' relationship. The discussions and oral assurances cited by Aurora do not constitute a definite promise and are insufficient to create enforceable obligations.

CONCLUSION

For the reasons stated above, Defendant Northstar Retail Systems respectfully requests that this Court grant its motion to dismiss the complaint in its entirety.

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APPENDIX A -- CITATION VERIFICATION SUMMARY
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Total citations:  1
Pass:             0
Warn:             0
Fail:             0
Unknown:          0

Citation verification is limited to locally indexed opinions. Citations not in the corpus return not_found.