A Dallas district court judge on Nov. 2 dismissed a fraud and breach of contract suit against Fish & Richardson, a firm client, two lawyers associated with the firm, JAMS and a JAMS arbitrator.

Ruling that she did not have jurisdiction to hear the suit, 298th District Judge Emily Tobolowsky granted the defendants’ pleas to the jurisdiction motions during a hearing, dismissing Ashley Brigham Patten, et al. v. M. Brett Johnson, et al.