Appellate Court Grants GSK's Request for Writ of Mandate to Vacate Ruling Denying Motion to Dismiss

VENTURA, Calif. - A California appellate court found that a trial court abused its discretion when it denied GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) motion to dismiss the claims asserted by non-California residents involved in a Paxil products liability suit on the ground of forum non conveniens. SmithKline Beecham Corp., v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, No. B165388 (Calif. Ct. Appeal, Second Dist., Div. Seven.).

In an unpublished opinion docketed July 29, the Second District California Court of Appeal granted GSK's request for a writ of mandate that would require the lower court to vacate its decision after determining the drug company showed …