The Illinois Appellate Court just offered a good reminder of what connection a defendant must have to Illinois in order to meet the requirement of personal jurisdiction to sue in an Illinois Court. This is known as the “minimum contacts” rule which goes back to the oft-cited case of International Shoe Co. v. State of[…]
July 2018
Sigale Wins Preservation of Second Amendment Rights in Mariana Islands with Ninth Circuit
Uncategorized Jul 11, 2018
On July 9, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the attempt by the Tanapag Middle School Parent Student Association to overturn the 2016 win of summary judgment granted to the Firm’s clients against the government of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. The 2016 judgment struck down the CNMI’s ban on home handgun possession,[…]