context: As this Court said in regard to J. Peaceful and French Baguette's motion to dismiss, "[t]hough it is always somewhat burdensome to defend a lawsuit away from home, it is not a burden that violates due process in this instance." Dkt.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.parenthetical: explaining that modern transportation and communications mean it is usually not unfair or too burdensome to require a party to defend itself in a state where it engages in economic activity
citation_a.sentence: No. 16 at 8. See Burger King, 471 U.S. at 474, 105 S.Ct. 2174 (explaining that modern transportation and communications mean it is usually not unfair or too burdensome to require a party to defend itself in a state where it engages in economic activity); see also Bd. of Trustees, Sheet Metal Workers’ Nat’l Pension Fund v. Elite Erectors, Inc., 212 F.3d 1031, 1037 (7th Cir.2000) (“Easy air transportation, the rapid transmission of documents, and the abundance of law firms with nationwide practices, make it easy these days for cases to be litigated with little extra burden in any of the major metropolitan areas.”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 212 F.3d 1031, 1037
citation_b.parenthetical: "Easy air transportation, the rapid transmission of documents, and the abundance of law firms with nationwide practices, make it easy these days for cases to be litigated with little extra burden in any of the major metropolitan areas."
citation_b.sentence: No. 16 at 8. See Burger King, 471 U.S. at 474, 105 S.Ct. 2174 (explaining that modern transportation and communications mean it is usually not unfair or too burdensome to require a party to defend itself in a state where it engages in economic activity); see also Bd. of Trustees, Sheet Metal Workers’ Nat’l Pension Fund v. Elite Erectors, Inc., 212 F.3d 1031, 1037 (7th Cir.2000) (“Easy air transportation, the rapid transmission of documents, and the abundance of law firms with nationwide practices, make it easy these days for cases to be litigated with little extra burden in any of the major metropolitan areas.”).