Legal Opinion
Zekman v. Direct American Marketers, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 15, 1997No. 1-95-3547PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE COUSINS
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, Dr. Theodore Zekman, both individually and also as a class representative, asserted a claim for damages against defendant Direct American Marketers, Inc. (Direct American), based upon three alleged violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Consumer Fraud Act) (815 ILCS 505/1 et seq. (West 1992)), and one violation of the Illinois Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer Protection Act (815 ILCS 520/1 et seq. (West 1992)), in connection with a mail sweepstakes promotion. Plaintiff also asserted…
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- Martin v. Heinold Commodities, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1994
- Urbaitis v. Commonwealth EdisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
- Adler v. William Blair & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1995
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