Aspen American Insurance Company v. Interstate Warehouseing, Inc.

¶ 1 The plaintiff, Aspen American Insurance Company, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County in which it alleged that the roof of a Michigan warehouse owned by the defendant, Interstate Warehousing, Inc., had collapsed, causing the destruction of goods owned by plaintiff's insured, Eastern Fish Company. Defendant, an Indiana corporation, moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to Daimler AG v. Bauman , 571 U.S. 117 , 134 S.Ct. 746 , 187 L.Ed.2d 624 (2014). The circuit court denied the motion, and a divided appellate court affirmed. 2016 IL App…