(815 ILCS 604/10) Sec. 10. Attorney's fees. If a consumer contract allows for the recovery of attorney's fees in an action brought by a commercial party to enforce the consumer contract, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the defendant if the defendant prevails in the action. A defendant prevails in an action if: (1) judgment is entered by the court in favor of the |
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(2) a motion to dismiss the case is filed by the
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| defendant under Section 2-619 of the Code of Civil Procedure and is granted by the court; or
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(3) the plaintiff voluntarily dismisses the pending
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| case under Section 2-1009 of the Code of Civil Procedure after a trial date has been set and after the pending case has been previously filed on the same consumer contract and dismissed under Section 2-1009 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
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(Source: P.A. 103-344, eff. 1-1-24 .)
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