California Supreme Court
Sep. 14, 2016
Ruling effectively rolls out a welcome mat for out-of-state plaintiffs
Last month, the California Supreme Court kicked the door open for out-of-state plaintiffs to sue out-of-state companies in California. By Kim Stone
Last month, the California Supreme Court, in Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v. Superior Court, 2016 DJDAR 8952 (Aug. 29, 2016), laid out the welcome mat for out-of-state plaintiffs to sue out-of-state companies in California. The court held, in a divided 4-3 opinion authored by the chief justice, that California jurisdiction for mass tort cases that involve out-of-state plaintiffs, out-of-state defendants, and out-of-state even...
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