McKinney v. Fuciarelli

Thompson, Chief Justice.

We granted a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Fuciarelli v. McKinney, 333 Ga. App. 577 (773 SE2d 852) (2015), to determine whether it correctly held that the Georgia Taxpayer Protection Against False Claims Act, OCGA § 23-3-120 et seq., does not require the Attorney General to approve taxpayer retaliation claims brought under subsection (1) of the Act. Because the plain language of the statute requires the Attorney General to approve a taxpayer retaliation claim prior to filing suit, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

Plaintiff Alfred…