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· 2/27/2008

Ammerman v. Raymond Corp.

Citations

  • 379 Ill. App. 3d 878
  • 884 N.E.2d 1221
  • 318 Ill. Dec. 950
  • 2008 Ill. App. LEXIS 139

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the other defendant “did not object to [plaintiff’s] choice of forum and did not file a motion to transfer”
  • observing that, where a locality has an interest in deciding a controversy, “[i]t thus follows that jurors residing in [that locality] have an interest in hearing and resolving such a claim”
  • observing that, where Cook County has an interest in deciding a controversy, “[i]t thus follows that jurors residing in Cook County have an interest in hearing and resolving such a claim”
  • “forum non conveniens claims are adjudicated on a case-by-case basis with the results heavily dependent upon the facts of each case”
  • “the location of documentary evidence has become less significant because today’s technology allows documents to be copied and transported easily and inexpensively”
  • “the location of documentary evidence has become less significant because today’s technology allows documents to be copied and transported easily and inexpensively”

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Judges: Greiman

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