Lonza Walkersville, Inc. v. Cellular Dynamics International, Inc.

MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction -

D. Del.March 2, 2017

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE LONZA WALKERSVILLE, INC. Plaintiff, v. CELLULAR DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL, INC., and WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) C.A. No. 16-1304 (RGA) DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1), 12(b)(2), and 12(b)(5), Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (collectively, “Defendants”) hereby move to dismiss the above-captioned action. The grounds for this motion are fully set forth in Defendants’ Opening Brief and supporting papers, filed herewith. OF COUNSEL: Anthony A. Tomaselli Kristin Graham Noel Carly S. Conway QUARLES & BRADY LLP 33 East Main Street, Suite 900 Madison, WI 53703 (608) 251-5000 Attorneys for Defendants Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP /s/ Karen Jacobs _______________________________________ Karen Jacobs (#2881) 1201 North Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899-1347 (302) 658-9200 kjacobs@mnat.com Attorneys for Defendants Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. Case 1:16-cv-01304-RGA Document 26 Filed 03/02/17 Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 957 2 10859395.1 Michelle M. Umberger Christopher G. Hanewicz PERKINS COIE LLP One East Main Street Suite 201 Madison, WI 53703-5118 (608) 663-7466 Attorneys for Defendant Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation March 2, 2017 Case 1:16-cv-01304-RGA Document 26 Filed 03/02/17 Page 2 of 3 PageID #: 958 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on March 2, 2017, I caused the foregoing to be electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which will send notification of such filing to all registered participants. I further certify that I caused copies of the foregoing document to be served on March 2, 2017, upon the following in the manner indicated: Chad M. Shandler, Esquire Travis S. Hunter, Esquire RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A. One Rodney Square 920 North King Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Plaintiff VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Anne Elise Herold Li, Esquire James K. Stronski, Esquire Preetha Chakrabarti, Esquire CROWELL & MORING LLP 590 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor New York, NY 10022 Attorneys for Plaintiff VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL /s/ Karen Jacobs ___________________________ Karen Jacobs (#2881) Case 1:16-cv-01304-RGA Document 26 Filed 03/02/17 Page 3 of 3 PageID #: 959