Supreme Court of Illinois

In a class action for violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and for unjust enrichment, an interstate forum non conveniens motion to dismiss the case in favor of Louisiana is granted where the majority of the relevant circumstances occurred in Louisiana rather than Illinois.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/17/2005
• Published 11/17/2005

Judges

• Chief Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert H. Shultz, Jr., Brad A. Elward, of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Edwardsville, Edward M. Crane, Gregory S. Bailey, of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, for appellant., Brian L. Crowe, Patricia S. Spratt, of Shefsky & Froelich, Ltd., Chicago, John D. Aldock, Patrick M. Hanlon, Richard L. Matheny III, of Shea & Gardner, and Robin S. Conrad, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America., Jeffrey Lennard, Alan M. Posner, Mark L. Hanover, of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, for amici curiae Allegiance Healthcare Corporation et al., James P. DeNardo, Gregory L. Cochran, of McKenna Storer, Chicago, Clifton S. Elgarten and Monica G. Parham, of Crowell & Moring, L.L.P., and Lynda S. Mounts, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae American Insurance Association., Thomas L. Aldrich, Deerfield, for amicus curiae Baxter Healthcare Corporation., James M. Rooney, Peoria, for amicus curiae Caterpillar, Inc., Hugh C. Griffin, Stevie A. Starnes, of Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago (Hugh F. Young, Jr., of Reston, Virginia, of counsel), for amicus curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Stephen R. Wigginton, of Weilmuenster & Wigginton, Belleville, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.


• For Appellees:
  
• John W. Hoffman, Judy L. Cates, of Carr Korein Tillery, Belleville (Ron Parry, of Parry, Deering, Futscher & Sparks, P.C., Covington, Kentucky, and Emmett J. Boudreaux, of Boudreaux & Whitworth, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of counsel), for appellee.