Illinois rolls out the (un)welcome mat for many new potential products liability defendants
Illinois’ new jurisdictional rules could have many companies singing “Sweet Home Chicago” (. . . or rather the Cook, Madison, and St. Clair County Courthouses). This week, Illinois amended its rules of civil procedure to allow its state courts to exercise jurisdiction over non-Illinois companies in many toxic tort cases so long as the company is registered to do business in the state.
