Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices: 2.4.1.3 Donees
A Florida court has found that an intended beneficiary of a gift is a “consumer,” as nothing in the statutory definition of “consumer” limits the term to an immediate purchaser.2166 An Illinois decision agrees that a donee has standing to bring a UDAP claim.2167 But where the UDAP statute is limited to persons who acquire property by purchase or lease, some courts have held it inapplicable to donees.2168 A don