Contacts In Illinois Don’t Create Jurisdiction In Asbestos Case, Court Says

(May 22, 2018, 12:40 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — The absence of evidence of General Electric Co.’s asbestos-containing products in Illinois defeats specific personal jurisdiction, and the company’s contacts with the state are not large enough to create general personal jurisdiction, a state appeals court held May 18 while declining to adopt jurisdiction by necessity (Arlin Campbell, et al. v. Acme Insulation Inc., et al., No. 1-17-3051, Ill. App., 1st Dist., 2018 Ill. App. LEXIS 294)....

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