Smith v. Prime Cable of Chicago

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• holding voluntary payment barred class action alleging pay-per-view show lasted two hours rather than three as advertised
• holding voluntary payment barred class action alleging pay-per-view show lasted two hours rather than three as advertised
• stating that a payee's assertion that a claim was illegal does not, by itself, create an exception to the voluntary payment doctrine
• noting that the IDTPA does not allow an award of damages
• granting motion to dismiss all counts of plaintiff’s complaint seeking recovery of their payment as plaintiff failed to plead facts indicating compulsion
• affirming dismissal of the plaintiffs’ claim under the Illinois UDTPA where it was not reasonably likely for the plaintiffs to be damaged by the defendants’ acts in the future

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