Personal Jurisdiction Lacking in Consolidated Filshie Clip Action, Conn. Judge Rules



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WATERBURY, Conn. — A Connecticut state judge has dismissed three corporate defendants from a consolidated action in which 103 plaintiffs alleged injuries from the Filshie Clip birth control device, noting that none of the plaintiffs is a Connecticut resident and the exercise long arm jurisdiction would be inappropriate.

In a July 19 order, Judge Pierson of the Connecticut Superior Court granted motions to dismiss filed by CooperSurgical Inc., Cooper Companies Inc. and Femcare Ltd.

Filshie Clips are silicone-lined titanium Class III medical devices that are attached to the fallopian tubes during a tubal ligation procedure. The devices exert continuous pressure …






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