Tuesday morning’s argument in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California brought the justices a case at the intersection of class actions and personal jurisdiction. The case involves litigation by several hundred individuals from 33 states (many, but not all of them, from California) for injuries associated with the Bristol-Myers drug Plavix. The question for … Continue reading Argument analysis: Justices cautious about validating California court’s jurisdiction over claims by out-of-state litigants against out-of-state defendants