{"id":2629,"date":"2013-12-13T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=2629"},"modified":"2013-12-13T07:47:58","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T13:47:58","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-affirms-choice-forum-product-defect-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-choice-forum-product-defect-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Choice of Forum in Product Defect Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Jack Taylor was a motocross enthusiast from the downstate Illinois town of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lewistownil.org\/\">Lewistown<\/a>.<span>\u00a0<\/span>Taylor replaced a tire for his motocross bike on July 9, 2009 with a new one he purchased from a store in Peoria, Ill.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>On July 11, 2009, Taylor went to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunsetridgemx.com\/\">Sunset Ridge MX MotoCross Course<\/a> in Walton, which is\u00a0near Lewistown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">While using the course, Taylor attempted to jump.<span>\u00a0<\/span>When he landed on the front tire, the one he had only recently replaced, it blew out and caused him to be injured.<span>\u00a0<\/span>Taylor was taken to a nearby hospital and then transferred to another hospital in Peoria.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">On June 21, 2012, Taylor filed a lawsuit against Lemans Corp., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mooseracing.com\/\">Moose Racing<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parts-unlimited.com\/\">Parts Unlimited <\/a>and Gibbs Motor Corp., alleging strict liability for a defective product, negligence and breach of implied warranties.<span>\u00a0<\/span>The lawsuit that Taylor filed was in Cook County.<span>\u00a0<\/span>The defendants moved to transfer the case to Bureau County, where the motocross course was located.<span>\u00a0<\/span>The motion was brought under the doctrine of <i><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forum_non_conveniens\">forum non conveniens<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-choice-forum-product-defect-case\/#more-2629\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Taylor was a motocross enthusiast from the downstate Illinois town of Lewistown.\u00a0Taylor replaced a tire for his motocross bike on July 9, 2009 with a new one he purchased from a store in Peoria, Ill.\u00a0 On July 11, 2009, Taylor went to the Sunset Ridge MX MotoCross Course in Walton, which is\u00a0near Lewistown. 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