People Ex Rel. Hartigan v. All American Aluminum & Construction Co.

Plaintiff, the Attorney General of Illinois, brought an action in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants, the All American Aluminum and Construction Company, Inc., Steven Edelson, individually and as vice-president of All American, and Suzanne Reid, individually and as assistant secretary of the corporation. The Attorney General charged defendants with violating the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Consumer Fraud Act or Act) (111. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 1211/2, par. 261 et seq.). The trial court dismissed the Attorney General’s third amended complaint with…