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815 ILCS 505/11a (2026)

This Act shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof

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(815 ILCS 505/11a) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 271a)
    Sec. 11a. This Act shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
(Source: P.A. 78-904.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: Price v. Philip Morris, Inc., 848 N.E.2d 1 (Ill. 2006).
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Price v. Philip Morris, Inc., 848 N.E.2d 1 (Ill. 2006). · cites it 4× “" 815 ILCS 505/11a (West 1998). By virtue, then, of its plain language, courts are mandated to give the Act a liberal construction: "This section provides a clear mandate to Illinois courts to utilize the Act to the greatest extent possible to eliminate all forms of deceptive or…”
Avery v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 835 N.E.2d 801 (Ill. 2005). “815 ILCS 505/11a (West 1998). Given this fact, we believe that the General Assembly intended the broader understanding of an in-state transaction noted above.”
Oliveira v. Amoco Oil Co., 776 N.E.2d 151 (Ill. 2002). “Section 11a of the Act (815 ILCS 505/11a (West 1996)) expressly provides that the Act "shall be liberally construed" to effectuate its purposes.”
Krautsack v. Anderson, 861 N.E.2d 633 (Ill. 2006). “" 815 ILCS 505/11a (West 2004). Because individual consumer fraud claims are frequently small, the attorney fee provision in section 10a(c) ensures that defrauded consumers will be able to exercise their rights under the statute.”
Cripe v. Leiter, 703 N.E.2d 100 (Ill. 1998). · cites it 2× “The term "person" "includes any natural person or his legal representative, partnership, corporation (domestic and foreign), company, trust, business entity or association, and any agent, employee, salesman, partner, officer, director, member, stockholder, associate, trustee or…”
Mulligan v. QVC, Inc., 888 N.E.2d 1190 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “815 ILCS 505/11a (West 2004). Consistent with Mulligan’s theory, state and federal regulations recognize the possibility that retail price comparisons can be deceptive and misleading.”
Bank One Milwaukee v. Sanchez, 783 N.E.2d 217 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “815 ILCS 505/11a (West 1998). Several courts have noted that "[t]here is a clear mandate from the Illinois legislature that the courts of this State utilize the Act to the utmost degree in eradicating all forms of deceptive and unfair business practices and grant appropriate…”
Casey v. Jerry Yusim Nissan, Inc., 694 N.E.2d 206 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “815 ILCS 505/11a (West 1996); see also Malooley v.”
Casey v. Rides Unlimited Chicago, Inc., 2022 IL App (3d) 210404 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “2d 541, 557 (2006) (citing 815 ILCS 505/11a (West 2004)). However, fee-shifting provisions, because they are in derogation of the common law, are to be strictly construed.”
Butler v. Harris, 2014 IL App (5th) 130163 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “Accordingly, we believe the trial court improperly applied the preponderance of the evidence standard and that the proper standard of proof is actually clear and convincing.”
Mathis v. Yildiz, 2023 IL App (1st) 221703 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “8 The Consumer Fraud Act also states that it “shall be liberally construed” (815 ILCS 505/11a (West 2018)), which “provides a clear mandate to Illinois courts to utilize the [Consumer Fraud] Act to the greatest extent possible to eliminate all forms of deceptive or unfair…”
Wilson v. Napleton's Goldcoast Imports, Inc., 2025 IL App (3d) 240079 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “815 ILCS 505/11a (West 2022); Robinson v.”
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