Kostal v. Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory, P.C.

How courts have described this case

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

• concluding that under subsection (c) “the state statutory and federal constitutional inquiries merge”
• stating that “[w]e have not found any post -Rollins Illinois case dealing with in personam jurisdiction where the requirements of federal due process were deemed to be met, but Illinois’ due process requirements were not”
• distinguishing the “doing business” theory of personal jurisdiction, which subjects a corporation to general jurisdiction, from the “transacting business” theory, which subjects the corporation to specific jurisdiction
• no need to observe case law from other states when Illinois case law is directly on point
• “When there is Illinois case law directly on point, we need not look to case law from other states for guidance.”
• we may receive guidance from the decisions of other jurisdictions as persuasive authority

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).