Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Goldston

OPINION

DAY, Justice.

Introduction and Holding

This is an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s order denying appellants Bristol-Myers Squibb and Cbi Medical’s 1 challenge to venue based on the joinder of multiple plaintiffs. 2 We are asked to decide whether, under a settlement opt-out agreement that allowed plaintiffs to opt-out and “retain all rights ... that existed prior to the ... agreement,” pre-1995 or post-1995 venue law applies to the joinder of multiple plaintiffs. Because we find that the agreement did not prevent post-1995 venue law from applying, we reverse the trial court’s…