Legal Opinion
Dreamscape Design, Inc. v. Affinity Network, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 5, 2005No. 04-3035PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Dreamscape Design, Inc., sued Affinity Network, Inc., alleging state law claims of fraud and breach of contract relating to the cost of long-distance telephone services provided by Affinity. The district court concluded that federal law preempted Dreamscape’s claims and dismissed the complaint. We affirm.
I. Background
In September 2002, Dreamscape filed a class action complaint in Illinois state court, alleging that Affinity violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act (“ICFA”) by making misrepresentations about its rates for long-distance telephone service. Dreamscape claimed…
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