U.S. Silica Company v. Amberger Kaolinwerke Eduard Kick GmbH & Co. KG, No. 2:20-cv-00298 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 19, 2021)

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Before the Court is Plaintiff U.S. Silica Company’s (“U.S. Silica”) Partial Motion to Dismiss AKW’s Counterclaims to U.S. Silica’s First Amended Complaint (the “Motion”). (Dkt. No. 55). In the Motion, U.S. Silica argues that Defendant Amberger Kaolinwerke Eduard Kick GmbH & Co. KG’s (“AKW”) Counterclaims Thirteen, Fourteen, and Fifteen should be dismissed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). For the reasons set forth herein, the Court finds that U.S. Silica’s Motion should be DENIED IN PART and CARRIED IN PART. I. BACKGROUND U.S.