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Illinois Supreme Court Tightens Standing for No-Injury Consumer Claims
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, host Chris Willis is joined by his colleague Lou Manetti from the firm's Chicago office to unpack a significant new Illinois Supreme Court decision on standing in consumer cases based on federal statutes. Chris and Lou walk through the court's FCRA "receipt truncation" ruling, explaining how Illinois — long thought to have more generous standing rules than federal court — has now imported a "concrete injury" requirement for common-law standing where the statute does not expressly confer a right to sue. The discussion compares Illinois' approach…
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