WYETH LABORATORIES, INC. v. JEFFERSON

Nos. 96-CV-1863, 97-CV-857.

725 A.2d 487 (1999)

WYETH LABORATORIES, INC., Appellant v. Cheleen JEFFERSON, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Farina, Washington, DC, for appellant.

Brandon J. Levine, with whom Aaron M. Levine, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellees.

Before TERRY and STEADMAN, Associate Judges, and BELSON, Senior Judge.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant, Wyeth Laboratories, Inc. ("Wyeth"), appeals from an order denying its motion to dismiss, on the ground of forum non conveniens,1 product liability claims filed by four Maryland residents. Wyeth contends that because none of the four appellees lives or works in the District of Columbia and none of the events giving rise to their claims occurred in the District of Columbia, there is no reason for...

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