State Has Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Employer

The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the state had specific personal jurisdiction over a Missouri-based employer for its alleged retaliatory discharge of an Illinois resident for filing a workers’ compensation claim. Case: Lusk v. Unckrich Corp., No. 5-20-0368, 06/24/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Arlando V. Lusk filed a complaint in St. Clair County, Illinois, against his former employer, the Unckrich Corp., for retaliatory discharge. Lusk alleged he had been fired for filing a workers’ compensation claim. Unckrich moved to dismiss the complaint for...