The Illinois Supreme Court smashed the profit motive behind a pattern of tax false claims lawsuits by a prolific Chicago plaintiff attorney, ruling the “king of qui tam” can’t serve as both the whistleblower and counsel for the whistleblower in such actions.
In a 6-0 opinion, the high court upheld a June 2017 ruling from the Illinois Appellate Court that denied attorney’s fees to Stephen B. Diamond in an action under the Illinois False Claims Act. In so ruling, the court stripped Diamond of more than $600,000 in attorney’s fees awarded in a 2014 case he won against the retailer ...
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