COZZI IRON & METAL, INC. v. U.S. OFFICE EQUIPMENT, INC.

No. 00-2057.

250 F.3d 570 (2001)

COZZI IRON & METAL, INC., now known as Metal Management Midwest, Inc., Counterclaim Plaintiff-Appellant, v. U.S. OFFICE EQUIPMENT, INC., now known as U.S. Office Solutions, Inc., Counterclaim Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 15, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. LaRose, argued, LaRose & Bosco, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Daniel N. Malato, argued, Cary, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, DIANE P. WOOD and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Cozzi Iron & Metal, Inc. ("Cozzi") filed this counterclaim against GreatAmerica Leasing Corp. ("GreatAmerica") and U.S. Office Equipment, Inc. ("U.S. Office") alleging that their failure to modify the terms of ten written leases constituted common law fraud and a violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act ("Illinois Consumer Fraud Act").1 The district court, sitting in diversity...

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