Lifetime Brands, Inc. v. Qima Ltd., No. 2:23-cv-00216 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 1, 2024)

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Before the Court are two motions. The first is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction Pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(2) (the “First Motion”) filed by Defendant QIMA Ltd. (Dkt. No. 14.) After Defendant filed the First Motion, Plaintiff Lifetime Brands, Inc. (“Lifetime”) filed an amended complaint and Defendant filed another motion requesting the same substantive relief on the same grounds . (See Dkt. Nos. 20, 21.) A later-filed amended complaint moots a motion to dismiss based on that earlier complaint. See Griffin v. Am.