Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Janet Chandler, ph.d., Cross-Appellee v. Cook County, Illinois, 1
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 22, 2002No. 00-4110, 01-1810PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Janet Chandler, Ph.D., brought this qui tam action as relator on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., to recover funds that allegedly were obtained fraudulently by defendants Hektoen Institute for Medical Research (“Hektoen”) and Cook County, Illinois, in the administration of a drug treatment program. The district court dismissed the suit against Cook County, holding that, as a municipality, the County was Immune from punitive damages under the FCA. Dr. Chandler appealed and, for the reasons set forth in this…
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