Personal
Jurisdiction | 1st Dist.
Jurisdiction | 1st Dist.
Plaintiffs, an Illinois resident and an
Illinois not-for-profit corporation, appeal the order of the trial court that granted the motion of
defendants, an Ohio resident and an Ohio limited liability corporation, to dismiss for lack of
personal jurisdiction. The First
District noted that the contract at issue was formed through telephone or
e-mail, not in-person negotiation within Illinois. Further, the event in issue
was to take place in Missouri, and no part of contract was to be performed in Illinois. Thus, the court concluded that defendants’
contacts with Illinois were too attenuated, and requiring the defendants to
litigate in Illinois would offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial
justice.
Illinois not-for-profit corporation, appeal the order of the trial court that granted the motion of
defendants, an Ohio resident and an Ohio limited liability corporation, to dismiss for lack of
personal jurisdiction. The First
District noted that the contract at issue was formed through telephone or
e-mail, not in-person negotiation within Illinois. Further, the event in issue
was to take place in Missouri, and no part of contract was to be performed in Illinois. Thus, the court concluded that defendants’
contacts with Illinois were too attenuated, and requiring the defendants to
litigate in Illinois would offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial
justice.
(CONNORS) Affirmed.
National Gun Victims Action Council v.
Schecter, 2016 IL App (1st) 152694 (December 5, 2016)
Cook Co., 1st Div.
Schecter, 2016 IL App (1st) 152694 (December 5, 2016)
Cook Co., 1st Div.