Pa. Company's Case Could Be Key in Resolving Courts' Split Over Class Action Jurisdiction
The Washington Legal Foundation and the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center have filed amicus briefs in the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, supporting a Pennsylvania-based health care information company. The company argued successfully in the trial court that it should not be forced to defend itself in an Illinois court against nationwide class plaintiffs who also have no relationship to Illinois.
April 24, 2019 at 05:51 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
In a move that comes amid a vicious split among federal trial courts, an Illinois plaintiff is asking a U.S. appeals court to decide whether a ruling that limits personal jurisdiction in mass torts should also apply to class actions.
The Washington Legal Foundation and the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center have filed amicus briefs in the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, supporting IQVIA Holdings Inc., a health care information company. IQVIA, a Pennsylvania-based company, argued successfully in the trial court that it should not be forced to defend itself in an Illinois court against nationwide class plaintiffs who also have no relationship to Illinois. The case's outcome will be significant for general counsel and their companies.
U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall, in the Northern District of Illinois, agreed last October. Kendall based her ruling on the U.S. Supreme Court's 2017 decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California, which was a mass tort action. She said that due process ruling also applies to class actions.
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