Illinois Appellate Lawyer Blog
Plaintiff’s vacation to Africa was ruined by rain storms. He sued the travel agent, claiming the agent had a fiduciary responsibility to disclose his financial interest in assuring plaintiff did not postpone the trip. The case took two trips to the appellate courts.
The first time on appeal, the appellate court (1) reversed a summary judgment that had been entered in defendant’s favor and (2) ruled that defendant must show plaintiff acted in bad faith as a prerequisite to obtaining attorney fees under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Businesses Act.
On remand, after a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment for defendant, but granted plaintiff’s motion to strike defendant’s fee petition. Both parties appealed. The appellate court affirmed.