Legal Opinion
Rosario v. Livaditis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 13, 1992No. Nos. 89-3745, 90-1025 and 90-1639PublishedCited by 313 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr„ Circuit Judge.
These appeals arise from a lawsuit instituted by a class of former students of two beauty schools. The class alleged that the schools were “sham schools” because the schools provided little or no education and did not adequately prepare the students for a career in cosmetology despite representations to the contrary. These students’ claims were grounded in RICO, the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act and breach of contract. The students’ Illinois Consumer Fraud claim and two of three RICO claims that went to the jury were successful, although the jury awarded the…
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