Legal Opinion
Gourdine v. Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided May 2, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2:14-4839-RMGPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Richard Mark Gergel, United States District Court Judge
This matter is before the Court on Defendant Karl Storz GmbH & Co KG’s (“KST”) motion to dismiss for lack of per*481sonal jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies the motion to dismiss.
I. Background
This is a product liability action brought within the Court’s diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiff Romona Yvette Gourdine underwent a supra-cervical hysterectomy on December 28, 2011. (Compl. ¶ 12, Dec. 23, 2014, Dkt. No. 1.) The surgeon removed fibroids from her uterus and broad ligament using a device known as a…
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