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The Supreme Court Again Revisits (And May Rein In) Personal Jurisdiction: Two Cases Now Up Next Term

On April 22, 2013, the Supreme Court granted review in another personal jurisdiction case: DaimlerChrysler AG v. Bauman, No. 11-965 (cert. granted Apr. 22, 2013). The question presented in DaimlerChrysler is “whether it...more

Why Russell v. SNFA Matters

On Thursday morning, the Illinois Supreme Court filed its decision in Russell v. SNFA. We were watching Russell closely here at Appellate Strategist because it was the Court's first opportunity to apply the United States...more

Argument Report: Illinois Supreme Court Gets Its First Shot at Interpreting Nicastro

In J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, a plurality of the United States Supreme Court held that merely placing a product into the stream of commerce with the expectation that it would wind up in the forum state was not...more