McCall v. Formu-3 International, Inc.

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

Appellant, Traci McCall, appeals from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which sustained the preliminary objections of appellee, Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., (“Nippon”) for lack of personal jurisdiction. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

Appellant, a Pennsylvania resident, instituted this products liability and negligence action claiming physical injuries allegedly suffered as a consequence of her ingestion of L-tryptophan. 1 Appellant alleged that L-tryptophan was manufactured and/or distributed by appellee Nippon. On July 12, 1993, Nippon filed…