Kelsi Wade Piatkowski (Of Counsel-Houston, TX) and Zoe Ansell (Associate-Houston, TX) obtained an order of dismissal in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in the preliminary stages of a lawsuit brought against Wilson Elser’s client, a global charitable organization. The plaintiff in this matter alleged discrimination and harassment by our client, resulting in economic loss. In lieu of answering the claims, Kelsi and Zoe filed a motion pursuant to 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, arguing that the plaintiff failed to establish proper subject matter jurisdiction to continue the lawsuit in federal court, in addition to failing to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The court concurred, finding that it had no subject matter jurisdiction to consider the plaintiff’s claims, dismissing the lawsuit without addressing the second argument.