Legal Opinion
Oliveira v. Amoco Oil Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 20, 2002No. 89497, 89511PublishedCited by 263 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McMORROW
The plaintiff, Mark Oliveira, filed a one count, amended class action complaint against the defendant, Amoco Oil Company, in the circuit court of Champaign County. The complaint alleged that defendant violated the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Act) (815 ILCS 505/1 et seq. (West 1996)) by falsely representing in a series of advertisements that the use of its premium gasolines would improve engine performance and benefit the environment. The complaint further alleged that defendant’s advertisements increased consumer demand for the premium gasolines. This, in turn,…
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