Lane v. Boston Scientific Corp.

This case is before this Court on appeal from the February 1, 1995 order of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, West Virginia, granting the nonresident defendants’ motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, pursuant to W. Va. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2).

This Court 1 has before it the petition for appeal, all matters of record and the briefs and argument of counsel. For reasons discussed below, the order of the circuit court is affirmed.

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