Vacuum salesman pitch, leads to lawsuit (WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago) Jun 6, 2009 An elderly woman filed a lawsuit against a Chicago-based lawyer Friday, claiming a door-to-door salesman coerced her and her husband into purchasing a $2,500 vacuum cleaner and when they couldn’t pay for it, the company’s lawyer threatened their Social Security benefits. In 2007, a door-to-door salesman showed up at the home of Valentina Libes, 86, and her [News Source]