Federal Judge: Registration, Illinois Contacts Insufficient For Jurisdiction

Mealey's (December 7, 2016, 2:08 PM EST) -- BENTON, Ill. — Neither a company’s registration to do business in a state nor its employment of individuals in the state rises to the levels required for jurisdiction, a federal judge in Illinois held in dismissing an asbestos action on Dec. 2 (Sylvia Perez, et al. v. Air And Liquid Systems Corp., et al., No. 16-842, S.D. Ill.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 166645)....

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