ILLINOIS EX REL. MOTA v. CENTRAL SPRINKLER CORP.

No. 01-3124.

174 F.Supp.2d 824 (2001)

The People of the State of ILLINOIS, ex rel. Raymond MOTA, Chairman of the Capital Development Board, Plaintiff, v. CENTRAL SPRINKLER CORPORATION and its Subsidiary Central Sprinkler Company, Defendant.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

December 3, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Sue Hayes, Office of Attorney General, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff.

J. Gordon Cooney, Jr., Emily J. Lawrence, Ashley L. Keene, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Michael J. Hayes, Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Chicago, IL, Joseph Brooks, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant.


OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge.

Commercial or industrial water sprinkler systems are not manufactured for use by the average consumer. Thus, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act does not apply and that portion of the complaint is dismissed.

But first — the procedural and factual backdrop.

Procedural History

Plaintiff filed its complaint in state court on March 13, 2001. Defendants received the complaint on...

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