State Supreme Court / Ill.

Zekman v. Direct American Marketers, Inc.

Decided May 21, 1998. Benjamin Miller wrote the opinion for the court.

695 N.E.2d 853 · Cited 185 times

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Foxcroft Townhome Owners Ass'n v. Hoffman Rosner Corp. · 449 N.E.2d 125
Ziemba v. Mierzwa · 566 N.E.2d 1365
Busch v. Graphic Color Corp. · 662 N.E.2d 397
Nottage v. Jeka · 667 N.E.2d 91
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Council 31 v. County of Cook · 584 N.E.2d 116
Henry v. St. John's Hospital · 563 N.E.2d 410
Varelis v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital · 657 N.E.2d 997
Laughlin v. Evanston Hospital · 550 N.E.2d 986
Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University v. Department of Human Rights · 636 N.E.2d 528

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