Legal Opinion
Shubert v. Federal Express Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 30, 1999No. 1-98-1687PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Zwick
Plaintiff, Steven Shubert, instituted this class action seeking recovery of damages resulting from the imposition of an improper fuel surcharge imposed by defendant, Federal Express Corporation (Federal Express), upon certain of its commercial shipping clients, including plaintiff. The trial court granted Federal Express’s motion to dismiss, which was predicated on sections 2 — 615 and 2 — 619(a)(9) of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615, 2 — 619(a)(9) (West 1996)), and upon the contention that plaintiffs claims were preempted by federal statute. Plaintiff appeals the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Travel All Over the World, Inc., and Ibrahim Y. Elgindy v. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabian AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Becker v. ZellnerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
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