Gupta v. Siaw

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Personal Jurisdiction
Citation
Case Number: 
2026 IL App (1st) 232051
Decision Date: 
Thursday, June 11, 2026
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
5th Div./Cook Co.
Holding: 
Reversed.
Justice: 
ODEN JOHNSON

Plaintiff appealed from the trial court’s dismissal of two defendant for lack of personal jurisdiction. The appellate court reversed, finding that the defendants purposefully directed conduct in the State of Illinois and that the plaintiff’s claims related to those actions and that the use of modern, electronic conveniences did not change that analysis. (MITCHELL and MIKVA, concurring)