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There’s No Place Like Home—Unless You Live Next Door: Venue and Forum in Litigation

December 13, 2021

Analyzes Illinois Appellate ruling denying improper venue and forum non conveniens in case where co-defendant was dismissed after time required to appear

This entry was posted in Professional Liability and tagged Forum, Forum Non Conveniens, Illinois Appellate Court, Improper Venue, Venue on December 13, 2021 by Tammera Banasek.

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Illinois Appellate Court Ruling on Forum Non Conveniens Venue Transfers

December 22, 2020

Illinois Appellate Court says place of injury is most significant factor in weighing public interest factors for venue transfers

This entry was posted in Civil Litigation and tagged Forum Non Conveniens, Motion to Transfer on December 22, 2020 by Dede Zupanci.

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For Convenience Sake: How Hospitals Can Utilize the Doctrine of Intrastate Forum Non Conveniens to Transfer Medical Malpractice Lawsuits to More Convenient Forums

June 1, 2020

In general, Illinois law requires that a lawsuit be commenced “(1) in the county of residence of any defendant who is joined in good faith and with probable cause for the purpose of obtaining a judgment against him or her and not solely for the purpose of fixing venue in that county, or (2) in […]

This entry was posted in Illinois Law, Medical Malpractice and tagged Forum Non Conveniens, Intrastate Forum Non Conveniens on June 1, 2020 by Christin Doyle.

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