This helpful reference is a guide to the elements and pleading requirements of a cause of action brought under Illinois consumer laws. The Acts covered in the handbook include the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, and the Odometer Act. Each quick, yet detailed, chapter states the specific action and laws regarding the action, the statute of limitations, remedies, relevant standard jury instruction, affirmative defenses, a checklist for complaint, and related actions. Also included are forms for each cause of action.
Chapter 1 — The Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act
Ryan R. Bradley, Koester & Bradley, LLP, and William R. Graham Jr., Champaign, and Jeshel Forrester, Rotorua, New Zealand
Chapter 2 — The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Daniel A. Edelman, Tara L. Goodwin, Julie Clark, and Heather A. Kolbus, Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 3 — The Truth in Lending Act
Daniel A. Edelman and Tara L. Goodwin, Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 4 — The Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Daniel A. Edelman, Julie Clark, and Heather A. Kolbus, Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 5 — Lemon Law Litigation: Equal Credit Opportunity Act
Dmitry N. Feofanov, ChicagoLemonLaw.com, PC, Lyndon
Chapter 6 — Lemon Law Litigation: Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
Dmitry N. Feofanov, ChicagoLemonLaw.com, PC, Lyndon
Chapter 7 — Lemon Law Litigation: Revocation of Acceptance and Cancellation of Contract
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Chapter 8 — Lemon Law Litigation: Odometer Act
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