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Civil Procedure Keyed to Yeazell
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court
Citation:
137 S. Ct. 1773 (2017)Facts
Plaintiffs, most of whom were not California residents, sued Defendant in California state court, alleging that the pharmaceutical company’s drug Plavix had damaged their health. Defendant was incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in New York, and it maintained substantial operations in both New York and New Jersey. Although it engaged in business activities in California and sold Plavix there, Defendant did not develop, create a marketing strategy for, manufacture, label, package, or work on the regulatory approval for Plavix in the State. The nonresident Plaintiffs did not allege that they obtained Plavix from a California source, that they were injured by Plavix in California, or that they were treated for their injuries in California. The California Superior Court denied Defendant‘s motion to quash service of summons on the nonresidents’ claims for lack of personal jurisdiction, concluding that Defendant‘s extensive activities in the State gave the California courts general jurisdiction. The Supreme Court ruled that the California court had no jurisdiction.
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