STATE EX REL. WEISER v. JUUL LABS, INC.

Supreme Court Case Nos. 22SA108 & 22SA111.

517 P.3d 682 (2022)

2022 CO 46

In re STATE of Colorado, EX REL. Philip J. WEISER, Attorney General, Plaintiff, v. JUUL LABS, INC.; Adam Bowen; James Monsees; Nicholas Pritzker; and Riaz Valani, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

September 26, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Plaintiff: Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Eric R. Olson , Solicitor General, Abigail M. Hinchcliff , First Assistant Attorney General, Megan Paris Rundlet , Senior Assistant Solicitor General, Bianca E. Miyata , Assistant Solicitor General, Jeffrey M. Leake , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Brady J. Grassmeyer , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Defendants Adam Bowen, James Monsees, Nicholas Pritzker, and Riaz Valani: Stinson LLP, Zane A. Gilmer , Perry L. Glantz , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Defendant Adam Bowen: Boersch & Illovsky LLP, Eugene Illovsky , Sharon Frase , Oakland, California.

Attorneys for Defendant James Monsees: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, James N. Kramer , Lauren B. Seaton , San Francisco, California.

Attorneys for Defendants Nicholas Pritzker and Riaz Valani: Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Mark C. Hansen , Michael J. Guzman , David L. Schwarz , Washington, District of Columbia.

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Trial Lawyers Association: Wahlberg, Woodruff, Nimmo & Sloane LLP, Megan K. Matthews , Denver, Colorado.

Balaban Law, LLC, Olga Y. Steinreich , Denver, Colorado.

No appearance on behalf of JUUL Labs, Inc.

JUSTICE GABRIEL delivered the Opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BOATRIGHT, JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ, JUSTICE HOOD, JUSTICE HART, and JUSTICE SAMOUR joined.


¶1 In these original proceedings pursuant to C.A.R. 21, we review the district court's order denying Adam Bowen, James Monsees, Nicholas Pritzker, and Riaz Valani's (collectively, "defendants'") motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Defendants are California residents who served...

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