228 Ill. 2d 281 - MD Electrical Contractors, Inc. v. Abrams’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
53 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 57 later decisions — most recently September 2025 · most notably 231 Ill. 2d 370 - People Ex Rel. Madigan v. Illinois Commerce Commission (2008), 386 Ill. App. 3d 522 - Johnson v. Johnson (2008)
53 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on 222 Ill. 2d 422 - Marshall v. Burger King Corp. · 159 Ill. 2d 469 - Illinois Graphics Co. v. Nickum · 213 Ill. 2d 141 - Central Illinois Light Co. v. Home Insurance · 209 Ill. 2d 248 - Raintree Homes, Inc. v. Village of Long Grove · 94 Ill. 2d 52 - Gill v. Miller
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 57 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is the public policy of this State that in order to safeguard the life, health, property, and public welfare of its citizens, the business of home repair and remodeling is a matter affecting the public interest. The General Assembly recognizes that improved communications and accurate representations between persons engaged in the business of making home repairs or remodeling and their consumers will increase consumer confidence, reduce the likelihood of disputes, and promote fair and honest practices in that business in this State.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage““(a) For any contract over $1,000, any person engaging in the business of home repair and remodeling shall provide to its customers a copy of the ‘Home Repair: Know Your Consumer Rights’ pamphlet prior to the execution of any home repair and remodeling contract. The consumer shall sign and date an acknowledgment form entitled ‘Consumer Rights Acknowledgment Form’ that states: T, the homeowner, have received from the contractor a copy of the pamphlet entitled “Home Repair: Know Your Consumer Rights.” ’ The contractor or his or her representative shall also sign and date an acknowledgment form, which includes the name and address of the home repair and remodeling business. The acknowledgment form shall be in duplicate and incorporated into the pamphlet. The original acknowledgment form shall be retained by the contractor and the duplicate copy shall be retained within the pamphlet by the consumer. (b) For any contract for $1,000 or under, any person engaging in the business of home repair and remodeling shall provide to its customers a copy of the ‘Home Repair: Know Your Consumer Rights’ pamphlet. No written acknowledgment of receipt of the pamphlet is required for a contract of $1,000 or under. (c) The pamphlet must be a separate document, in at least 12 point type, and in legible ink. The pamphlet shall read as follows: ‘HOME REPAIR: KNOW YOUR CONSUMER RIGHTS As you plan for your home repair/improvement project, it is important to ask the right questions in order to protect y”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[I]t is not sufficient to read a portion of the statute in isolation. We must, instead, read the statute in its entirety, keeping in mind the subject it addresses and the legislature's apparent objective in enacting it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.