Chalek v. Klein

Plaintiff, Michael Chalek, appeals from orders of the circuit court of Du Page County, dismissing two separate lawsuits against defendants, Sam Lee and Milton Klein, on the basis of lack of personal jurisdiction. This court granted plaintiff’s motion to consolidate the appeals because the issue and facts are similar. The issue is whether out-of-State residents who order a product from an Illinois business may be sued by that business in an Illinois court. We hold, trader the facts of these cases, that the trial court correctly determined that it lacked personal jurisdiction and therefore…