Cable America, Inc. v. Pace Electronics, Inc.

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• holding that a trial court can abuse its discretion where its ruling rests on an error of law
• trial court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing fifth amended complaint that “suggest[ed] multiple causes of action” but failed to properly identify or segregate them
• “ ‘[L]ittle turns *** on whether we label review of this particular question abuse of discretion or de novo, for an abuse-of-discretion standard does not mean a mistake of law is beyond appellate correction.’ ” (quoting Koon v. United States, 518 U.S. 81, 100 (1996))

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