Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//March 20, 2022//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Sylvia Leszanczuk v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC,

Case No.: 21-1367

Officials: SYKES, Chief Judge, and KANNE and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act Violation

After Sylvia Leszanczuk defaulted on her mortgage, her mortgage servicer, Carrington Mortgage Services, inspected her residence and charged her a $20.00 fee for the inspection. Leszanczuk brought a putative class action against Carrington, alleging that the fee constituted a breach of her mortgage contract under Illinois law and violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (“ICFA”). The district court dismissed her second amended complaint with prejudice for failure to state plausible claims. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.

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