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The NAM filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving the question of whether a manufacturer may be sued in a state in which the manufacturer has no operations or business presence. A foreign toy manufacturer sold its products to a U.S.-based distributor, who then sold the toys to retailers throughout the United States. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the foreign manufacturer could be sued in Colorado state court despite the manufacturer having no business presence in the state. The NAM’s brief argued against court jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants that have no business presence in the state other than third parties simply selling their products in the state. The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari.