Subject Matter Jurisdiction

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Ortho-Tain, Inc. v. Rocky Mountain Orthodontics, Inc., No. 05 C 6656, 2006 WL 3782916 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 20, 2006) (Leinenweber, J.).

Judge Leinenweber dismissed defendant’s, Rocky Mountain Orthodontics ("RMO"), patent-related declaratory judgment counterclaims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.  Plaintiff, Ortho-Tain ("OT"), sued RMO alleging that RMO breached the distributorship agreement between the parties pursuant…

Underwriters Labs. Inc. v. Hydrofilm L.P., No. 05 C 5509, 2006 WL 2494748 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 23, 2006) (Guzman, J.).

Although this opinion deals solely with non-IP issues, it is interesting because it addresses how corporate websites fit into a personal jurisdiction analysis.  Judge Guzman held that while the Court had subject matter jurisdiction over plaintiff’s declaratory judgment claims (based upon defendants’s voluntary withdrawal without prejudice of a related suit against plaintiff), the Court lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants.  Continue Reading Websites Alone Cannot Create Personal Jurisdiction