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CLEARY v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC.

No. 1-99-0525.

726 N.E.2d 770 (2000)

312 Ill. App.3d 406

244 Ill.Dec. 795

Brian CLEARY and Dan Trenholm, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. PHILIP MORRIS, INCORPORATED, et al., Defendants (B.A.T. Industries, P.L.C., Defendant-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

March 17, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael T. Hannafan & Associates, Ltd., Chicago (Michael T. Hannafan and Cory A. Johnson, of counsel); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York, NY (Mary Elizabeth McGarry, Ronald M. Neumann, David M. Moss, of counsel), for Appellant.

Edward T. Joyce & Associates, P.C., Chicago (Edward T. Joyce, Arthur W. Aufmann, Eileen A. Maastricht, of counsel); Law Offices of Patrick J. Sherlock, Chicago (Patrick J. Sherlock, of counsel); Nisen & Elliot, Chicago (Michael H. Moirano, of counsel), for Appellees.

Presiding Justice ZWICK delivered the opinion of the court:

This action, brought on behalf of a State-wide class of smokers, seeks to recover money spent on tobacco products. Defendant, B.A.T. Industries, p.l.c. ("BAT Industries") appeals from the circuit court's order denying its motion to dismiss plaintiffs' complaint as against it for lack of personal jurisdiction. We granted B.A.T. Industries Petition for Leave to Appeal under Supreme Court Rule 306(a)(3). 134...

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