UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
Case No.: 18-cv-07919
NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
This is a court-authorized notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer, and you are not being sued.
You may be entitled to a payment from a class action settlement if you received one or more telephone calls or ringless voicemail messages from Citizens for Rauner, Inc. (“Rauner Campaign”) or in support of the gubernatorial campaign of Bruce V. Rauner (“Rauner”) (collectively, the “Defendants”) on your cellphone during the period from March 23, 2014 to May 13, 2021.
- The notice provides important information about a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit against the Rauner Campaign and Rauner. The lawsuit claims that Defendants violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) when making calls and delivering prerecorded messages via voicemail to cellphones. Defendants deny the allegations. Although the court presiding over the lawsuit has not decided who is right or wrong, the parties have reached a compromise to end the lawsuit and provide compensation to those who may have been affected.
- Please read the notice carefully. It summarizes your rights and options to participate in the settlement, which are affected whether or not you act. The full settlement agreement can be accessed on the Case Documents tab of this settlement website.
- The settlement will provide a total of $1,000,000 (the “Settlement Fund”) to fully settle and release the class members’ claims against the Rauner Campaign and Rauner. If you received a telephone call, text message or ringless voicemail message from the Rauner Campaign or Rauner and you fit the definition of the Settlement Class, then you can choose whether to participate in the settlement.
- The Court presiding over the lawsuit must still decide whether to approve the settlement. Settlement payments will be made only if the Court approves the settlement, and after any appeals are resolved. Please be patient.
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YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT: |
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SUBMIT A TIMELY CLAIM FORM FOR MONETARY COMPENSATION: |
You may submit a claim to receive a payment. Under the settlement, all Settlement Class Members who timely submit a valid claim are eligible to receive an equal share of a $1,000,000 settlement fund after deductions for attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, and administrative costs associated with the Settlement. To receive a payment, you must submit a claim by August 11, 2021. You can submit your claim online through this settlement website or mail it to the settlement administrator. Please see the Frequently Asked Questions section of this settlement website for further instructions. |
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DO NOTHING: |
If you do nothing, you will not receive a share of the settlement fund, but if you are a class member you will still be bound by all orders of the Court. Unless you exclude yourself from the settlement, you will not be able to file or continue a lawsuit against the Released Parties regarding any of the Released Claims. Submitting a valid and timely claim form is the only way to receive a payment from this settlement. |
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EXCLUDE YOURSELF: |
If you exclude yourself from the settlement, you will not receive a share of the settlement fund, and you will not release any claims you have against Defendants. The deadline for excluding yourself is August 11, 2021. You must follow the process described in the Frequently Asked Questions section of this settlement website. You must follow the process precisely to opt-out. If the settlement is approved and you do not exclude yourself, you will be bound by the settlement and will release certain claims described in the Settlement Agreement. |
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OBJECT: |
You may write to the Court about why you do not believe the settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate. The deadline for objecting is August 11, 2021, and the procedure for objecting is explained in the Frequently Asked Questions section of this settlement website. |
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