Former Gov. Bruce Rauner agrees to settle robocall lawsuit for $1 million
SPRINGFIELD People targeted by a campaign robocall from former Gov. Bruce Rauner since his first campaign in 2014 will be eligible to earn a portion of a $1 million settlement agreement that was reached last month in a class-action case.
The agreement would end the federal lawsuit against the former governor and his campaign entity, Citizens for Rauner, that was brought by Peter Garvey, an Illinois resident who received three prerecorded voice mails from Rauners campaign in 2018.
The amount owed to each person has not been determined, according to the settlement notice website, because the total number of class members and the costs of settlement administration, as well as attorneys fees, havent been finalized.
The number of class members could exceed 35,000 people, according to Garveys lawsuit.
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