Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Ryan v. Telemarketing Associates, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 19, 2000No. 1-99-0038PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE ZWICK
delivered the opinion of the court:
The Attorney General filed an amended complaint charging the defendants-appellees with common law fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. The amended complaint alleged that the defendants-appellees are professional fund-raisers for charity who, over an eight-year period, consistently retained more than 85% of the proceeds of their solicitations on behalf of an Illinois-based charity, VietNow Memorial Headquarters (hereinafter VietNow). The complaint alleged that defendant-appellees made solicitations on behalf of VietNow without informing…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Ryan v. Telemarketing Associates, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 2001
- People Ex Rel. Ryan v. Rude Way Entersprises, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2001
- People ex rel. Ryan v. Telemarketing Associates, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 2001