Supreme Court of Illinois

In a case involving several homeowners' consumer fraud claims against a manufacturer of composite wood siding, a decision reversing summary judgment for defendant is reversed where there was no genuine issue of material fact as to whether the plaintiffs were damaged as a result of defendant's alleged deceptive advertising.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/05/2004
• Published 02/12/2007

Judges

• Justice KILBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John E. Thies and Lara L. Quivey, of Webber & Thies, P.C., Urbana, Steve Y. Koh, of Perkins Coie, L.L.P., Seattle, Washington, and William R. VanHole, Boise, Idaho, for appellant., Jeffrey Lennard and Jennifer A. Barrett, of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, L.L.P., Chicago, for amicus curiae National Association of Independent Insurers., Hugh C. Griffin, of Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, and Stephen J. Harburg, John H. Beisner and Charles E. Borden, of O'Melveny & Myers, L.L.P., Washington, D.C. (Hugh F. Young, Jr., Reston, Virginia, of counsel), for amicus curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Barnow & Associates, P.C., and William J. Harte, Ltd., Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph W. Phebus, Gary D. Forrester and Terry E. Schroeder, of Phebus & Koester, Urbana, for appellees.