Legal Opinion
Melton v. Frigidaire
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 24, 2004No. 1-03-1447PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE WOLFSON
delivered the opinion of the court:
This case began as a dispute about a recalcitrant refrigerator. It now presents us with a fee-shifting issue that is a matter of first impression in the courts of this state: whether a party to a settlement agreement is a “prevailing party” entitled to attorney fees and costs under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty — Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act (Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act or Act) (15 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq. (1994)). The trial court found the settling plaintiff was a prevailing party and awarded attorney fees and costs to…
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