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2009AP2549 Johnson v. Cintas Corp. No. 2
Civil Procedure Default judgment; personal jurisdiction Where the plaintiff named the wrong defendant, and the trial court permitted the plaintiff to amend the complaint and then immediately entered default judgment, the judgment must be reversed. “Here, the trial court permitted Johnson to amend the pleadings to name Cintas No. 2, and then immediately granted default […]
2009AP899 Milwaukee Safeguard Insurance Company v. Hanson, et al.
Civil Procedure Personal jurisdiction; trusts; personal service; amended pleadings Milwaukee Safeguard Insurance Company, as subrogee of Tom and Ruby Thoma, appeals an order dismissing its claims against Diane Hanson and the Peter J. Meadows Irrevocable Trust. Milwaukee Safeguard argues the circuit court erred by: (1) dismissing its claims after striking its amended complaint as untimely […[...]
09-2658 Mobile Anesthesiologists Chicago, LLC, v. Anesthesia Associates of Houston Metroplex, P.A.
Civil Procedure Personal jurisdiction A doctor in Texas, licensed only in Texas, cannot be sued for cybersquatting in Illinois. “A defendant’s deliberate and continuous exploitation of the market in a forum state, accomplished through its website as well as through other contacts with the state, can be sufficient to establish specific personal jurisdiction. See, e.g., […]
09-3927 uBID, Inc., v. The GoDaddy Group, Inc.
Civil Procedure Personal jurisdiction A out-of-state computer company that registers internet domain names is subject to suit for cybersquatting. GoDaddy has thoroughly, deliberately, and successfully exploited the Illinois market. Its attempt to portray itself either as a local Arizona outfit or as a mindless collection of servers is unconvincing. This is a company that, like […]
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