Judge tosses $100 mln lawsuit against Illinois from unpaid providers
CHICAGO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed against Illinois by a coalition of unpaid social service providers, which had tried to force the state to pay them more than $100 million in overdue bills.
Cook County Circuit Court Judge Rodolfo Garcia ruled that the state, with about $8 billion in unpaid bills, was immune from lawsuits of this type.
He said, however, that his ruling would allow the human-service organizations to quickly take their case to the Illinois Appellate Court. (Reporting by Dave McKinney)
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