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Articles From Kris R. Murphy

The Illinois Supreme Court revisits intrastate forum non conveniens in Langenhorst v. Norfolk Southern Railway: “A battle over the minutiae” By Kris R. Murphy Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, November 2006 In Langenhorst v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, the Supreme Court of Illinois recently revisited the doctrine of intrastate forum non conveniens.
The Illinois Supreme Court revisits intrastate forum non conveniens in Langenhorst v. Norfolk Southern Railway: “A battle over the minutiae” By Kris R. Murphy Civil Practice and Procedure, October 2006 In Langenhorst v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 219 Ill.2d 430, 848 N.E.2d 927 (2006), the Supreme Court of Illinois (“the Supreme Court”) recently revisited the doctrine of intrastate forum non conveniens.
Personal Jurisdiction.com revisited: In the wake of Jennings v. AC Hydraulic, both federal and state courts look for guidance as to “how much interactivity is enough?” By Kris R. Murphy Civil Practice and Procedure, March 2006 This article examines the search for guidance in answering the question left undecided in Jennings, as illustrated by three recent opinions in which federal and state courts looked beyond Jennings when confronted with defendants’ motions arguing that the Web sites in question were not “interactive” enough to justify the exercise of jurisdiction.
Personal Jurisdiction.com: How much “interactivity” is enough? By Kris R. Murphy Civil Practice and Procedure, December 2004 Is a company which maintains Internet web pages which are accessible in Illinois, but has few or no other contacts with the State, "transacting business" in Illinois such that an Illinois court could properly exercise personal jurisdiction over it?

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