Smith v. Prime Cable of Chicago

This class action lawsuit alleged breach of contract, fraud, and violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 1211/2, par. 261 et seq. (now 815 ILCS 505/1 et seq. (West 1992))) and the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 121½, par. 311 et seq. (now 815 ILCS 510/1 et seq. (West 1992))) and sought compensatory and punitive damages, declaratory judgment, equitable accounting, and injunctive relief. The gravamen of plaintiffs’ complaint was that the defendants had distributed, sold, promoted, advertised, sponsored and…