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Personal Jurisdiction And The Stream-Of-Commerce Theory: The Illinois Supreme Court Holds That Illinois Has Jurisdiction Over A French Company

K. Clark Schirle

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July 8, 2013

In April 2013, the Illinois Supreme Court, in the case of Russell v. SNFA, 987 N.E.2d 778, held that Illinois had personal jurisdiction over SNFA, a French company, that supplied tail-rotor bearings custom made for helicopters manufactured by an Italian company.

PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND THE STREAM-OF-COMMERCE THEORY