Mealey's (October 19, 2018, 12:51 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois on Oct. 18 ruled that an audio equipment manufacturer and seller has failed to sufficiently show that a federal district court has personal jurisdiction over claims against its competitor for misappropriating the company’s trade secrets because the company has not shown that specific jurisdiction arises from the competitor purposefully availing itself of the privilege of conducting business in and expressly aiming its conduct at Illinois, where the company is headquartered (Mitek Corp. v. Brad Diedrich, et al., No. 18-1453, N.D. Ill., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179099)....