· 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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