Legal Opinion
Illinois v. Hemi Group LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 14, 2010No. 09-1407PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
The state of Illinois sued Hemi Group LLC for selling cigarettes to Illinois residents in violation of state laws and for failing to report those sales in violation of federal law. The district court denied Hemi’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding that the Internet transactions sufficed to establish personal jurisdiction over Hemi in Illinois. We affirm.
I. Background
Hemi, based out of New Mexico, sells discount cigarettes through its many websites. Customers may place orders online or through mail, telephone, or fax. Customers online may…
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