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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. A140035.

228 Cal.App.4th 605 (2014)

175 Cal. Rptr. 3d 412

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, Respondent; BRACY ANDERSON et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

July 30, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold & Porter, Sean M. SeLegue , Sharon D. Mayo , Jeremy McLaughlin , Steven G. Reade , Maurice A. Letter for Petitioner.

Donald M. Falk for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in support of Petitioner.

Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP, Hunter J. Shkolnik , Jessica Y. Lee , Shayna E. Sacks for Real Parties in Interest Bracy Anderson, et al.

J. Burton LeBlanc , Andrus Anderson LLP, Lori E. Andrus , Jenny Lee Anderson , Law Offices of Collyn A. Peddie, Collyn A. Peddie for Amicus Curiae American Association for Justice in support of Real Parties in Interest.

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Kevin K. Green for Amicus Curiae Consumer Attorneys of California in support of Real Parties in Interest.

OPINION

BRICK, J.* —

This case calls upon us to decide whether California has personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporate defendant on unique facts. Defendant Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) has been sued by dozens of California residents in a coordinated proceeding before the San Francisco Superior Court. They allege defects in Plavix, a drug...

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