Court's Decision to Quash Service Based on Lack of Personal Jurisdiction Upheld on Appeal

VENTURA, Calif. - A woman who allegedly suffered drug-induced liver failure as a result of using Lipokinetix cannot assert personal jurisdiction as the basis for her claims against the owner of the company that made the supplement, an appellate court ruled in upholding a trial court's decision. Jennifer Tahey v. Syntrax Innovations, Inc., et al., No. B159905 (Calif. Ct. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 6.).

In an unpublished opinion entered on June 18, the California Court of Appeal held that there were no substantial contacts to establish personal jurisdiction because the actions of Syntrax Innovations, Inc., owner Derek Cornelius did not …