Parents win lawsuit over custody dispute

The parents of a child seized by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services have won the lawsuit they filed against the city of Chicago because of the actions of two police detectives.

A federal jury awarded $4.2 million Thursday to Jose Duran and his wife, Evelyn Torres. The couple claimed two Chicago detectives "lied" to state investigators

DCFS investigators in November 2005, were looking into two broken arms suffered by their then 6-month-old daughter.

The lawsuit claimed two detectives incorrectly administered polygraph tests to the parents and then did not fully disclose the results to DCFS. Because of the detectives' actions, the couple claimed DCFS placed the child in protective custody.

Their child was returned in September 2006.

A city of Chicago law department spokeswoman said the city is disappointed with the verdict and is reviewing its legal options.