RICKHER v. HOME DEPOT, INC.

No. 07-2850.

535 F.3d 661 (2008)

John M. RICKHER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOME DEPOT, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 28, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonah Orlofsky (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

George R. Dougherty, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, Dwight J. Davis (argued), King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before KANNE, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

John Rickher brought a class-action lawsuit against Home Depot, arguing that Home Depot's sale of a "Damage Waiver" in connection with tool rentals violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act ("CFA"), see 815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 505/2. Rickher claims that the waiver is a worthless product because it does not provide any value or protection to the customer beyond what is already provided in the basic "Rental Agreement...

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