Plavix Product and Marketing Cases
Published: Nov. 16, 2013 | Result Date: Sep. 23, 2013 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: JCCP 4748 Bench Decision – Motion to Quash denied
Court
San Francisco Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
William M. Audet
(Law Office of William M. Audet)
Defendant
Facts
Plaintiffs alleged that they suffered bodily injury and economic harm by using Plavix, a drug manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiffs contended that the court has general and specific jurisdiction over defendant. Defendant has wide-ranging, systematic and continuous contacts with California.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company contended that the court lacks personal jurisdiction over the claims of 575 of plaintiffs because those plaintiffs are "not residents of California and do not allege any connection with California or with each other."
Result
Defendant Bristol-Myers Squibb Company's Motion to Quash Service of Summons for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction was denied.
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