Lack Of Specific Jurisdiction Leads To Dismissal Of Claims In Trade Secrets Suit

Mealey's (March 27, 2020, 2:04 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services provider and its subsidiaries failed to sufficiently show that a federal district court has specific jurisdiction over claims against a former business partner and its subsidiary and others stemming from a failed joint venture agreement because the plaintiffs have not properly pleaded that the defendants purposefully directed their actions at the forum state, a federal judge in California ruled March 24 (MedImpact Healthcare Systems Inc., et al. v. IQVIA Holdings Inc., et al., No. 19-1865, S.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50955)....