Legal Opinion
Rickher v. Home Depot, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 28, 2008No. 07-2850PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
John Rickher brought a class-action lawsuit against Home Depot, arguing that Home Depot’s sale of a “Damage Waiver” in connection with tool rentals violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (“CFA”), see 815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 505/2. Rickher claims that the waiver is a worthless product because it does not provide any value or protection to the customer beyond what is already provided in the basic “Rental Agreement.” In Rickher’s view, the sale of the worthless Damage Waiver is both deceptive and unfair under the CFA. The district court…
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