In an order dated October 7, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States denied French manufacturer SNFA’s petition for a writ of certiorari. CCL attorneys Andre M. Mura and Robert S. Peck prepared the brief in opposition on behalf of the plaintiff.

As discussed in a previous post, the petition sought review of the Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling that SNFA, a foreign manufacturer of aerospace ball bearings, had sufficient contacts with Illinois such that it was amenable to a products-liability suit arising out of a helicopter crash in the State allegedly caused by defective bearings. Representing the estate of a helicopter crash victim, CCL argued that the court’s ruling is consistent with existing personal-jurisdiction precedent, that the record in the case established that SNFA had sufficient contacts with Illinois, and that further review is unwarranted.