IFC CREDIT CORP. v. RIEKER SHOE CORP.

Nos. 1-05-1310, 1-05-1316, 1-05-1459, 1-05-1465, 1-05-1466, 1-05-1489 to 1-05-1491, 1-05-1612, 1-05-2245 to 1-05-2252, 1-05-3751.

881 N.E.2d 382 (2007)

378 Ill. App.3d 77

IFC CREDIT CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RIEKER SHOE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. IFC Credit Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas Printing, Inc., and Michael Thompson, Defendants-Appellees. IFC Credit Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Main Street Mortgage of Central Florida, Inc., and Linda Shoup; Poly Tech Industries, Inc.; W & S Hubble, Inc., and William Hubble; Restaurant Graphics, Inc., and Thomas Stavrakis; Modesto Steel Company, Inc.; and J & W Cycles, Inc., and Nancy Jones, Defendants-Appellees. IFC Credit Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Wolcott Burkeholder, d/b/a Productive Solutions, Defendant-Appellee. IFC Credit Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Colonial Distributors, Inc.; South Coast Dental Laboratory, Inc., and Richard Hale II; A.M. LaSalle Electric, Inc.; Jeremy Normand, d/b/a State Farm Insurance; Bi-State Industries, Inc., and James Duncan; D & R Packaging, Inc., Gregory Russell and Joseph Russell; Coronet Window Company; and Ree's Contract Service, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. IFC Credit Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Terry Streng, d/b/a Mountain Insurance Agency, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied January 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent Borst, Debra Devassy, Alex Darcy and D. Ann Coker of Askounis & Borst, P.C., Chicago, for Appellant IFC Credit Corporation.

Bradley P. Nelson, William Berndt, Schopf & Weiss, LLP, Chicago, for Appellee Rieker Shoe Corporation.

Hal J. Wood, Horwood, Marcus & Berk, Chtd., Chicago, for Appellees Thomas Printing, Inc., Michael Thompson, A.M. LaSalle Electric, Inc., and Jeremy Normand, d/b/a State Farm Insurance.

James D. Helenhouse, Fletcher & Sippel, LLC, Chicago, for Appellees Main Street Mortgage of Central Florida and Linda Shoup.

John S. Graettinger, Jr., Gardiner, Koch and Weisberg, Chicago, for Appellee Poly Tech Industries, Inc.

Michael J. Fleck, Thomas L. Schmid, Law Office of Michael J. Fleck, P.C., Huntley, for Appellees W&S Hubble, Inc., William Hubble, Restaurant Graphics, Inc., Thomas Stavrakis, South Coast Dental Laboratory, Inc., Richard Hale II, J&W Cycles, Inc., and Nancy Jones.

Terry Sullivan, Nancy Nichol, The Sullivan Firm, Ltd., Rolling Meadows, for Appellee Modesto Steel Company, Inc.

Donald S. Nathan, Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker, P.C., Elmhurst, for Appellee Wolcott Burkeholder, d/b/a Productive Solutions.

Edward S. Margolis, Teller, Levit & Silvertrust, Chicago, for Appellee Colonial Distributors, Inc.

Peter Spingola, Chapman & Spingola, LLP, Chicago, for Appellees Bi-State Industries, Inc., James Duncan, and Ree's Contract Service, Inc.

Norman I. Kurtz, Norman I. Kurtz, Ltd., Mount Prospect, for Appellees D&R Packaging, Inc., Gregory Russell, and Joseph Russell.

Ryan Krueger, Law Office of Ryan G. Krueger, Chicago, for Appellee Coronet Window Company.

James K. Leven, Chicago, for Appellee Terry Streng, d/b/a Mountain Insurance Agency.


Justice FROSSARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff IFC Credit Corporation (IFC) appeals from orders of the circuit court that dismissed IFC's breach of contract claims against the numerous defendants due to lack of personal jurisdiction. IFC argues that the circuit court erred in refusing to enforce the forum selection clause in the contracts signed by defendants and assigned to IFC. Defendants argue, inter alia, that the forum selection provision...

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