Legal Opinion
Annie Nell Ratliff and Henry Ratliff v. Cooper Laboratories, Inc., Alice W. Nichols v. Sterling Drug Company, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1971No. 14788_1PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:
This is a consolidated interlocutory appeal, 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), by two drug manufacturing companies, Cooper Laboratories, Inc. and Sterling Drug Company, Inc., who challenge the jurisdiction of the District Court.of South Carolina to adjudicate certain claims brought by nonresidents and arising outside the state. The district court denied the motions of the defendant drug companies to set aside the service of summons and to dismiss the complaint. We think the facts presented as a basis for in perso-nam jurisdiction are insufficient “contacts, ties, or relations” 1 to…
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