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STATE EX REL. BEELER v. RITZ CAMERA CENTERS

No. 1-05-1059.

878 N.E.2d 1152 (2007)

The STATE ex rel. BEELER SCHAD AND DIAMOND, P.C., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. RITZ CAMERA CENTERS, INC., and Ritz Interactive, Inc., and Wolf Camera, Inc., dELiA*s Corp., NBTY, Inc., and Vitamin World, Inc., and Vitamin World Online, Inc., Anthropologie, Inc., Anthropologie Direct, LLC, and Urban Outfitters Direct, LLC, MTS Incorporated, and Tower Direct LLC, Pacific Sunware of California, Inc., and Pacsun.Com, PetsMart, Inc., PetsMart.Com, and PetsMart direct, Bassnet, Inc., G.H. Bass & Co., Izod Corporation, Izod.Com, Inc., and Phillips Van-Heusen Corporation, Retail Brand Alliance, Inc., d/b/a Casual Corner Group, Presidio Retail, Inc., d/b/a Armani Exchange, Hallmark Cards, Inc., The Pfaltzgraff Company, Hot Topic, Inc., Bass Pro, Inc., Bass Pro Outdoor World, L.L.C., Bass Pro Outdoors Online, L.L.C., and Three Johns Company, a/k/a Bass Pro Shops, Inc., New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., New Balance Web Express, Books-A-Million, Inc., Booksamillion.Com, Inc., 1-800-Flowers.Com, Inc., Maidenform, Inc., Tupperware.Com, Inc., Amazon.Com, Inc., Borders Group, Inc., Borders Online, Inc., Toysrus, Inc., and Toysrus.Com, EB Catalog Co., Inc., EB World.Com, Inc., and Electronics Boutique Holding Corp., Spencer Gifts Online, Inc., Universal Studios, Inc., and Universal Studios On-Line, Inc., Stuart Weitaman, Inc., and Gateway, Inc., f/k/a Gateway 2000, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

October 5, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baker & McKenzie (J. Patrick Herald and Carrie J. DiSanto, of counsel); Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (Sheldon T. Zenner, Jonathan L. Marks and David Jeffrey Stagman, of counsel); Wildman Harold Allen & Dixon LLP (Michael Dockterman and Beth L. Fanscali, of counsel); Foley & Lardner LLP (Mary Kay M. Matire, of counsel); Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP (Frances P. Kao and Janet Byrne Thabit, of counsel); Horwood Marcus & Berk, Chartered (Fred O. Marcus and Brian L. Browdy, of counsel); Perkins Coie LLP (Christopher B. Wilson, of counsel); Law Offices of Kevin B. Rogers (Kevin B. Rogers, of counsel); Hurley Stanners Limited (Joanne F. Hurley, of counsel); Jones, Day (Daniel E. Reidy and Irene S. Fiorentinos, of counsel); Drinker Biddle Gardner Carton (Richard M. Stock and Evan M. Meyers, of counsel); McDermott, Will & Emery LLP (Jane Wells May and Catherine A. Battin, of counsel), Chicago; and Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, MO (Carl J. Pesce, of counsel), for Appellants.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of the State of Illinois, Chicago (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Brian F. Barov and Paul J. Berks, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

In this Illinois Supreme Court Rule 308 petition (155 Ill.2d R. 308), we are asked to answer six certified questions dealing with a claim brought under the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act (Act) (740 ILCS 175/1 et seq. (West 2002)), filed by Beeler Shad & Diamond as a relator on behalf of the State of Illinois. The underlying claim relates to defendants' sale of goods over the internet...

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