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RUSSELL v. SNFA

No. 1-09-3012.

965 N.E.2d 1 (2011)

358 Ill. Dec. 273

John RUSSELL, as Executor of the Estate of Michael Russell, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SNFA, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

Rehearing Denied January 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd A. Smith , Brian LaCien , Powers Rogers & Smith, P.C., Chicago, for Appellant.

Robert Marc Chemers , Scott L. Howie , Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Chicago, for Appellee.

OPINION

Presiding Justice R. GORDON delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Plaintiff's brother died during a helicopter crash in Illinois. Defendant SNFA, a French company, made a part for that helicopter, which plaintiff claims was defective and the cause of the crash. Defendant moved to dismiss on the ground that Illinois had no jurisdiction over it, and the trial court dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction. For the reasons discussed...

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