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The article discusses a court case wherein the Fifth District Appellate Court ruled in favor of a pharmaceutical firm in a lawsuit filed by a consumer under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. In De Bouse v. Bayer, AG, the former filed a class action complaint against Bayer and other manufacturers for concealing negative safety and efficacy data on pharmaceutical products sold in Illinois.

The article reports on a class action lawsuit involving the high price of gasoline. The author says that in Siegel v. Shell Oil Co., the plaintiff sued five of the eight largest oil companies and sought class certification for claims under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reportedly rejected the lawsuit, as it found that the plaintiff failed to prove that in the suit he had filed, common issues predominated over individual issues.

The article discusses the court case, Kunkel v. P.K. Dependable Construction, where plaintiff filed claim of breach of contract and warranty under the Home Repair Remodelling Act and claims under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (ICFA). The appellate court affirmed the trial court's finding of liability on the breach of contract and warranty claim by not providing the homeowner with a copy of a consumer's right brochure. The court found that it was not enough to establish a violation of the ICFA.

The article reports on the judgment by the Appellate Court of Illinois regarding a commercial law. It notes that the plaintiffs sued both the dealership and Ford Motor Company after experiencing a problem with the purchased vehicle. The company moved for summary judgments in the trial court on the grounds that the dealership was not their agent. Furthermore, the plaintiffs prevailed on their claim against the dealership, but the court ruled in favor of Ford on the consumer fraud claim.