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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of San Francisco County

California Supreme Court

Decided August 29, 2016No. S221038PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CANTIL-SAKAUYE, C. J.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS), a pharmaceutical manufacturer, conducts significant business and research activities in California but is neither incorporated nor headquartered here. In March 2012, eight separate amended complaints were filed in San Francisco Superior Court by or on behalf of 678 individuals, consisting of 86 California residents and 592 nonresidents, all of whom allegedly were prescribed and ingested Plavix, a drug created and marketed by BMS, and as a result suffered adverse consequences. BMS contests the propriety of a California court’s…

2Cases cited37 opinions

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3Cited by31 opinions

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