Hunter v. SHIRE US, INC.

OPINION BY

BOWES, J.:

¶ 1 Shire US, Inc. appeals from the February 14, 2008 order denying its request either to dismiss this action on the basis of 42 Pa.C.S. § 5322(e) or to transfer this action to Chester County, Pennsylvania, under Pa.R.Civ.P. 1006(d)(1). We affirm.

¶ 2 On March 5, 2007, Appellee, Kim Gregory Hunter, instituted this action in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County based upon the following allegations. In the days immediately preceding his January 6, 2005 heart attack, Appellee ingested Adderall, a prescription drug tested, promoted, manufactured, and distributed by…