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Illinois Ruling May Help Stem Frivolous Qui Tam Suits

Law360, New York (April 8, 2015, 12:49 PM EDT) -- On March 31, 2015, the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, in a Rule 23 order,[1] upheld the dismissal of a False Claims Act case against QVC Inc.[2] In the dismissed case, the qui tam plaintiff had alleged that QVC had fraudulently failed to collect and remit Illinois Retailers' Occupation Tax/Use Tax ("sales tax") on shipping and delivery charges. The court also denied the qui tam plaintiff's claim for an award of proceeds since the lawsuit was dismissed and did not result in any monies collected by the state....

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