State ex rel. Beeler, Schad and Diamond, P.C. v. Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp, 369 Ill. App. 3d 507; 860 N.E.2d 423 (Ill. App. 2006)
November 18, 2020
A whistleblower filed a qui tam suit under the Illinois False Claims Act alleging failure of a business with both “brick and mortar” and Internet operations to pay appropriate use taxes to the state of Illinois. The state joined the case, and after two years, moved for non-suit and voluntary dismissal, arguing that there was…