Bhutan International Festival, Limited, and Bhutan Dragon Events and Festivals, Limited, Plaintiffsv.Eden Project, Eden Project Limited, Eden Lab, and Edenlab Ltd., Defendants
MEMORANDUMOPINION AND ORDER Plaintiffs Bhutan International Festival, Limited and Bhutan Dragon Events and Festivals, Limited (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) have sued Eden Project, a/k/a Eden Project Limited, and Eden Lab, a/k/a EdenLab Ltd., for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, an accounting, and tortious interference.1 See Am. Compl., Dkt. 21. Defendant Eden Project (hereafter generally referred to as “Project”) has moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim and lack of personal jurisdiction, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2) and 12(b)(6). See Notice of Mot., Dkt. 26. For the following reasons, Project’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED, and all claims against Project are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE for failure to state a claim. Additionally, all claims against Defendants Eden Lab (hereafter generally referred to as “Lab”) are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of personal jurisdiction. BACKGROUND2Plaintiffs were the organizers of a large-scale cultural festival held in Thimphu, Bhutan, in 2015 (the “Festival”). See Am. Compl.1. The Festival, known as the Bhutan International Festival, was intended to draw tourists to Bhutan and included numerous musical artists, exhibitions, and other performers. See id. Lab is a “creative production studio and design and sustainability consultancy” organized under the laws of the United Kingdom. See id.