YKK USA, INC. v. Baron

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BUCKLO, District Judge.

The plaintiff, YKK USA, Inc., (‘YKK”), has sued the defendants, Edward and Hope Baron, under state law. The defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2). For the following reasons, the motion is denied.

I

In a diversity action such as this one, federal courts in Illinois have personal jurisdiction over a non-resident party only if Illinois courts would have personal jurisdiction. RAR, Inc. v. Turner Diesel, Ltd., 107 F.3d 1272, 1275 (7th Cir.1997). The plaintiff has the…