Boxdorfer v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.

I disagree with the decision of my colleagues. The majority fails to give proper credit to the relationship this case has to the original venue and fails to apply the proper standard of review.

This case has a stronger relationship to the plaintiffs’ chosen venue than is asserted in the majority decision, and it is more closely tied to the original venue than the two cases most heavily relied upon by the defendant and my colleagues. Gardner v. International Harvester Co., 113 Ill. 2d 535, 499 N.E.2d 430 (1986); Lake County Riverboat L.P. v. Illinois Gaming Board, 313 Ill. App. 3d 943, 730…