In Re State of Colorado, ex rel. Philip J. Weiser v. Juul Labs, Inc. Adam Bowen James Monsees…

Summary

The court made absolute its rule to show cause and held that the State failed to establish a prima facie basis for personal jurisdiction over JUUL's individual California-based officers and directors. The district court improperly aggregated allegations concerning JUUL and the defendants as a group, and the amended complaint did not allege individualized conduct purposefully directed at Colorado or injuries arising from such conduct. The court therefore remanded for further proceedings without reaching whether exercising jurisdiction would be unreasonable.