Legal Opinion
Williams v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 25, 2000No. 97 C 162PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff Joseph Williams moves to certify a class action against defendant Ford Motor Company (Ford) for alleged violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act. For the reasons stated below, plaintiffs motion is denied.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs complaint in this lawsuit has been amended numerous times and by the third amended complaint his theory has markedly changed. Some of the core factual allegations remain the same.1 On June 17, 1994, plaintiff purchased a used 1990 Ford Festiva from Highland Park Ford, Inc. (Highland), an authorized Ford…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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