Illinois Health Facilities Authority v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and Company

FOURTH DIVISION April 3, 2008 No. 1-06-3100 ILLINOIS HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY, ) Appeal from the ex rel. RAYMOND G. SCACHITTI, PATRICK ) Circuit Court of J. HOULIHAN, and ROBERT F. RIFKIN, ) Cook County. ) Plaintiffs-Appellants, ) ) v. ) No. 02 CH 16854 ) MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER AND ) COMPANY and ERNST AND YOUNG LLP., ) Honorable ) Philip L. Bronstein, Defendants-Appellees. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE O'BRIEN delivered the opinion of the court: Plaintiffs Raymond G. Scachitti, Patrick J. Houlihan, and Robert F. Rifkin brought this qui tam action pursuant to the Whistleblower Reward and…