Planting GPS Device On Car Not Enough for Invasion of Privacy Claim – IL Fed Court

Troeckler v. Zeiser, 2015 WL 1042187, a recent Southern District of Illinois case, examines this question adapted to a plaintiff’s intrusion on seclusion claim filed against her ex-husband – the defendant who, with some help, secretly affixed a GPS device (a “black box”) to the plaintiff’s car. The defendant’s two principal acts giving rise to …

Illinois Fraud and Civil Conspiracy Basics – Illinois Law

In Al Maha Trading v. Darley, 2014 WL 2459674 (N.D. Ill. 2014), the plaintiff brought fraud and civil conspiracy claims in connection with a fire truck sales contract.  The plaintiff, a Saudi Arabia-based fire and rescue services company, ordered six fire trucks and related equipment from the  Illinois-based defendant. The plaintiff claimed the defendant submitted inflated invoices for …

Illinois Court Tackles Civil Conspiracy and Consumer Fraud in Interior Design Spat

Carol Studios, Inc. v. Hong, 2013 IL App 122293-U (1st Dist.2013) provides a good summary of Illinois pleading requirements for consumer fraud, civil conspiracy and unjust enrichment in a construction contract dispute involving commercial property.   Facts: Over a span of two years, the owners of a mixed-use property in Skokie, Illinois hired the plaintiff interior design firm along …