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Out-of-State Companies Face Increased Litigation Risk Under Illinois’s Proposed Jurisdictional Law

June 20, 2025

Illinois is known for large verdicts in toxic tort cases, and the state has become a prime venue for forum shopping by plaintiffs’ attorneys. Illinois Senate Bill 328, if signed into law, will make it easier for plaintiffs to hail an out-of-state defendant into Illinois courts for personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits, even if the defendant’s alleged tortious conduct did not occur in Illinois….
By: DLA Piper

Out-of-State Companies Face Increased Litigation Risk Under Illinois’s Proposed Jurisdictional Law

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