Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., San Francisco Cty.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 2017-06-19

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Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court. More than 600 plaintiffs, most of whom are not California residents, filed this civil action in a California state court against Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS), asserting a variety of state-law claims based on injuries allegedly caused by a BMS drug called Plavix. The California Supreme Court held that the California courts have specific jurisdiction to entertain the nonresiden…

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