Legal Opinion
Zazove v. Pelikan, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 30, 2001No. 1-00-1516PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE CAMPBELL
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff Daniel Zazove appeals an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing his amended class action complaint as against defendant Pelikan, Inc. (Pelikan-USA), for lack of personal jurisdiction. Defendant Pelikan International Handelgeshellschaft mbH & Co., KG. (Pelikan-Germany), is not a party to this appeal.
The record on appeal discloses the following facts. Plaintiffs amended class action complaint alleged that Pelikan-Germany, a German corporation, was the manufacturer of Pelikan writing instruments and that…
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