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.

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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.