Topsoe, Inc. v. Casale US, Inc. et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
GALVESTON DIVISION
TOPSOE, INC.,
Plaintiff.
V.
CASALE US, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:24-cv-00033
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On April 18, 2024, all pretrial matters in this case were referred to United
States Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Dkt. 24.
Judge Edison filed a memorandum and recommendation on April 27, 2026,
recommending that the motion to dismiss filed by Counter-Defendants Topsoe,
Inc. and Topsoe A/S (collectively, “Topsoe”) (Dkt. 195) be denied. Dkt. 213.
On May 11, 2026, Topsoe filed their objections to the memorandum and
recommendation. Dkt. 217. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this court
is required to “make a de novo determination of those portions of the [magistrate
judge’s] report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which
objection [has been] made.” After conducting this de novo review, the court may
“accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations
made by the magistrate judge.” Id.; see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3).
The court has carefully considered the objections, the memorandum and
recommendation, the pleadings, and the record. The court accepts Judge Edison’s
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
May 18, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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memorandum and recommendation and adopts it as the opinion of the court. It is
therefore ordered that:
(1) 	Judge Edison’s memorandum and recommendation (Dkt. 213) is
approved and adopted in its entirety as the holding of the court; and
(2) 	Topsoe’s motion to dismiss (Dkt. 195) is denied.
SIGNED on Galveston Island this 18th day of May 2026.
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JEFFREY VINCENT BROWN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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