Two Spanish companies were subject to an Illinois court’s jurisdiction where their U.S.-based subsidiaries signed contracts that contained an Illinois forum-selection clause. In Solargenix LLC v. Acciona, 2014 IL App (1st) 123403, the 1st District Appellate Court discussed the key factors that apply when analyzing a state’s personal jurisdiction over a foreign business defendant and examines when a contractual forum-selection clause can bind a party that doesn’t sign the contract. The plaintiff …