What Have Bristol-Meyers Squibb and Mallory Meant for Class Actions?
Sunday, July 7, 2024
CLE: 1.0 Credit Hours
In Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court held that in mass tort cases, federal courts lack specific personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants for claims brought by nonresident plaintiffs. In the years since, the federal courts that have considered the decision's applicability to class actions have reached different conclusions. Hear from a panel of seasoned class action practitioners on how the different courts have applied Bristol-Meyers Squibb to class actions, their various rationales, and the arguments that have worked and those that have not.