V.G. Marina Management Corp. v. Wiener

Defendant, Frank Wiener, appeals from an order denying his motion to dismiss or transfer on the grounds of forum non conveniens. The main issue raised in this appeal is whether a nonresident defendant is permitted to object to venue on forum non conveniens grounds and seek the transfer of the cause to another Illinois county if the resident plaintiff is permitted by section 2 — 101 of the Code of Civil Procedure (the Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 101 (West 2000)) to file his or her lawsuit against the nonresident defendant in any county of the state. Although we determine that the common-law doctrine…