Williams v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

DOWD, Senior District Judge.

Defendant, The Tobacco Institute, Inc. (“TI”), has filed, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2), a motion to dismiss the above-captioned complaint against it for lack of personal jurisdiction. Plaintiff has opposed the motion and, in the alternative, has requested that resolution of the motion be delayed until after Plaintiff has the opportunity to conduct limited discovery on the question of personal jurisdiction. For the reasons discussed below, the Court shall defer ruling on Defendant TI’s motion.

DISCUSSION

TI raises two arguments in…