Illinois Compiled Statutes 745 ILCS 43/5 – Definitions
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As used in this Act:
“Engaged in the business” means a person who sells a qualified product in the person’s regular course of trade or business.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, joint stock company, or any other entity, including any governmental entity.
“Qualified product” means a food (as defined in Section 201(f) of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. § 321(f)).
“Qualified civil liability action” means a civil action brought by any person against a seller of a qualified product, for damages or injunctive relief based on a claim of injury resulting from a person’s weight gain, obesity, or any health condition that is related to weight gain or obesity.
“Seller” means, with respect to a qualified product, a person lawfully engaged in the business of selling a qualified product.
“Engaged in the business” means a person who sells a qualified product in the person’s regular course of trade or business.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 745 ILCS 43/5
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, joint stock company, or any other entity, including any governmental entity.
“Qualified product” means a food (as defined in Section 201(f) of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. § 321(f)).
“Qualified civil liability action” means a civil action brought by any person against a seller of a qualified product, for damages or injunctive relief based on a claim of injury resulting from a person’s weight gain, obesity, or any health condition that is related to weight gain or obesity.
“Seller” means, with respect to a qualified product, a person lawfully engaged in the business of selling a qualified product.