Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Class Actions
Plaintiff filed class action suit for breach of contract and Consumer Fraud Act violations from Defendant appliance company's inclusion, on form invoice, for "Gov't Processing Req." charge against each customer. Plaintiff alleged that company misrepresented charge as a government fee when it was actually profit-seeking device. Court properly granted class certification as Defendant's uniformly applied billing practices predominate over any individual questions among class members, thus satisfying commonality requirement. Common issues include whether Defendant made actionable misrepresentations or omissions of material fact by including GPR charge. (R.E. GORDON and CAHILL, concurring.)