(November 1, 2018, 1:39 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois on Oct. 30 ruled that his court lacks personal jurisdiction over claims in a trade secret misappropriation lawsuit brought by a construction company against its former employees and its competitor because the company has not shown that the defendants had any ties to Illinois (Tower Communications Inc. Expert LLC v. TSC Construction LLC, et al., No. 18-2903, N.D. Ill., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 185746)....