When out-of-state contractors issu...

When out-of-state contractors issue into another state to perform work, they not seldom bring with them contract clauses requiring any litigation or arbitration to be carriageed on their home turf instead of the jurisdiction of the piece of work site. Earlier this year, Illinois joined several other states in enacting a statute declaring similar anti-forum selection clauses to be unenforceable.

The Illinois statute says that any contract clause that makes the construction contract for an Illinois intend subject to the laws of another state or requires any litigation or arbitration to be