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· 11/20/1981

Scott v. Association for Childbirth at Home, International

Citations

  • 430 N.E.2d 1012
  • 88 Ill. 2d 279
  • 58 Ill. Dec. 761
  • 1981 Ill. LEXIS 411

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  • recognizing that issuer of subpoena “cannot know in advance what its investigation may produce”
  • finding that a statute may be remedial in nature, not penal, despite the fact that it imposes large civil penalties in its application
  • finding that a statute may be remedial in nature, not penal, despite the fact that it imposes large civil penalties in its application
  • the Act \is a regulatory and remedial enactment intended to curb a variety of fraudulent abuses and to provide a remedy to individuals injured by them\
  • the Act “is a regulatory and remedial enactment intended to curb a variety of fraudulent abuses and to provide a remedy to individuals injured by them”
  • judicial oversight of the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act safeguards against abuse and excessive zeal of administrative investigations

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Judges: Clark

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