16 Cited authorities

Cosgrove v. Bartolotta
150 F.3d 729 (7th Cir. 1998) Cited 979 times
Holding under similar circumstances that a motion styled as a Rule 59(e) motion was properly treated as a Rule 50(b) motion
Hyatt International Corp. v. Coco
302 F.3d 707 (7th Cir. 2002) Cited 806 times
Holding that defendant could not parse long course of business dealings into "two purportedly unrelated events" in determining that his initial communications and visit with company in Illinois were related to claim that he was owed broker fee for hotel development in Italy
Henson v. CSC Credit Services
29 F.3d 280 (7th Cir. 1994) Cited 930 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[i]n order to state a claim under 15 U.S.C § 1681e(b), a consumer must sufficiently allege that a credit reporting agency prepared a report containing 'inaccurate' information"
RAR v. TURNER DIESEL
107 F.3d 1272 (7th Cir. 1997) Cited 772 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the fact that defendant would not have been performing the task that subjected him to liability but for his previous contacts with plaintiff in Illinois was a loose causal connection that did not provide the basis for personal jurisdiction
Felland v. Clifton
682 F.3d 665 (7th Cir. 2012) Cited 463 times
Holding that the defendant's "communications were intentional misrepresentations under Wisconsin law, which suffices to establish 'intentional and allegedly tortious conduct'"
Serlin v. Arthur Andersen Co.
3 F.3d 221 (7th Cir. 1993) Cited 435 times
Holding that a federal suit may be dismissed as duplicative "if the claims, parties, and available relief do not significantly differ between the two actions"
Rogers v. Desiderio
58 F.3d 299 (7th Cir. 1995) Cited 102 times
Recognizing that Younger did not apply to federal lawsuit brought by plaintiff who had also brought a state-court suit challenging the same state action, and observing that the court "could not find any case applying the Younger principle to two suits filed by the same party"
Green v. Advance Ross Electronics Corp.
86 Ill. 2d 431 (Ill. 1981) Cited 133 times
Holding that a Texas defendant was not subject to Illinois long-arm jurisdiction for committing "tortious acts" in Texas that resulted in diminution of the funds of an Illinois corporation
Ridge Gold Standard Liquors v. Joseph E. Seagram
572 F. Supp. 1210 (N.D. Ill. 1983) Cited 120 times
Stating that a suit in one federal court that involves the same claims, parties and relief as a case pending in another federal court may be dismissed as duplicative
Shaver v. F.W. Woolworth Co.
840 F.2d 1361 (7th Cir. 1988) Cited 97 times
Holding that with respect to claims arising out of the same transaction or occurrence res judicata required a plaintiff to bring all claims for which original federal jurisdiction exists in a single lawsuit
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 344,767 times 920 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 735 ILCS 5/2-209 - Act submitting to jurisdiction - Process
735 ILCS 5/2-209 Cited 992 times 5 Legal Analyses
Permitting a court to exercise personal jurisdiction over an individual for "any cause of action arising from" the transfer of property in Illinois

Acosta v. AEU Benefits, LLC et al

16 Cited authorities

Holding under similar circumstances that a motion styled as a Rule 59(e) motion was properly treated as a Rule 50(b) motion

Holding that defendant could not parse long course of business dealings into "two purportedly unrelated events" in determining that his initial communications and visit with company in Illinois were related to claim that he was owed broker fee for hotel development in Italy

Holding that "[i]n order to state a claim under 15 U.S.C § 1681e(b), a consumer must sufficiently allege that a credit reporting agency prepared a report containing 'inaccurate' information"

Holding that the fact that defendant would not have been performing the task that subjected him to liability but for his previous contacts with plaintiff in Illinois was a loose causal connection that did not provide the basis for personal jurisdiction

Holding that the defendant's "communications were intentional misrepresentations under Wisconsin law, which suffices to establish 'intentional and allegedly tortious conduct'"

Holding that a federal suit may be dismissed as duplicative "if the claims, parties, and available relief do not significantly differ between the two actions"

Recognizing that Younger did not apply to federal lawsuit brought by plaintiff who had also brought a state-court suit challenging the same state action, and observing that the court "could not find any case applying the Younger principle to two suits filed by the same party"

Holding that a Texas defendant was not subject to Illinois long-arm jurisdiction for committing "tortious acts" in Texas that resulted in diminution of the funds of an Illinois corporation

Stating that a suit in one federal court that involves the same claims, parties and relief as a case pending in another federal court may be dismissed as duplicative

Holding that with respect to claims arising out of the same transaction or occurrence res judicata required a plaintiff to bring all claims for which original federal jurisdiction exists in a single lawsuit

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Permitting a court to exercise personal jurisdiction over an individual for "any cause of action arising from" the transfer of property in Illinois