Schmidt v. Celgene Corp., A-2685-10T2; Appellate Division; opinion by Grall, J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication May 9, 2012. Before Judges Parrillo, Grall and Skillman. On appeal from the Law Division, Morris County, L-1620-10. [Sat below: Judge Hansbury.] DDS No. 25-2-6223 [22 pp.]

Plaintiff David Schmidt, a resident of Texas, was hired by Celgene Corporation, a Delaware corporation with headquarters in New Jersey. At all relevant times, he was national account manager in Texas and dealt with distributors of pharmaceuticals, including CVS/Caremark Corporation.