State ex rel. LG Chem, LTD., Relator Missouri Cases

LG Chem, Ltd., a Korean company, sought a writ of prohibition to prevent the St. Louis County circuit court from enforcing its order denying LG Chem's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The underlying action involved a products liability claim by Peter Bishop, who alleged injury from an LG Chem battery purchased from a third-party distributor in Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court made its preliminary writ of prohibition permanent, holding that LG Chem lacked sufficient minimum contacts with Missouri to satisfy due process, as the product's entry into the state was due to the unilateral action of a third party, not LG Chem's targeted conduct.