SAN FRANCISCO — Products liability attorneys are girding for increasingly contentious litigation in California in the wake of a ruling this past August that allowed hundreds of out-of-state plaintiffs to pursue mass tort claims in the state’s courts.
The California Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Anderson disappointed defense attorneys who thought it would go the other way and finally limit California’s pull as a friendly venue for mass tort claims. Now, the private bar gripes that, to an even greater degree than before, their clients can be hauled into California courts and face mass litigation in a hostile forum.
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