Legal Opinion
Giotis v. Apollo of the Ozarks, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 4, 1986No. Nos. 85-1835, 85-2206, 85-2584 and 85-2656PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
This appeal comes to us from the district court’s grant of motions by defendants Apollo of the Ozarks, Inc. (“Apollo”) and Red Rocket Fireworks (“Red Rocket”) to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. This case once again requires this Court to explore the limitations of personal jurisdiction over non-consenting, nonresident defendants that are mandated by the constitutional requirement of due process. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the judgments of the district court granting these defendants’ motions to dismiss.
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