Illinois Federal Judge Dismisses Oil Spill Cleanup Claims Without Prejudice

(July 22, 2024, 9:18 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Claims of negligence and fraudulent misrepresentation brought by the operator of an oil-change business against a company that allegedly failed to clean up an oil spill at the business fail because the operator sought economic damages for the negligence claim and failed to plead its fraud claim with particularity, an Illinois federal judge found in granting the company’s motion to dismiss without prejudice....