Sohaey v. Van Cura

On March 17, 1987, plaintiffs, Dr. Manutchehr Sohaey, Minoo Sohaey, and Dr. Mehdi Behinfar, brought an action in Du Page County circuit court to recover for economic damages incurred as a result of their purchase of a shopping center. Plaintiffs’ complaint, as amended and supplemented, contained 11 counts.

Counts I, II and VIII, against defendant Mark X. Van Cura, claimed negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Consumer Fraud Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 121½, par. 261 et seq.). Counts III, V, VII and VIII, against…