Legal Opinion
Scachitti v. UBS Financial Services
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 3, 2005No. 97023, 97866 consPublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kilbride
In these related appeals we address: (1) whether taxpayers have standing to assert common law claims on behalf of the State of Illinois; (2) whether private citizens have standing to maintain a cause of action on behalf of the state for recovery of fraudulently obtained public funds under section 20 — 104(b) of article XX of the Code of Civil Procedure (article XX) (735 ILCS 5/20 — 104(b) (West 2002)); and (3) whether private persons have standing to bring suit on behalf of the state under the qui tam provisions of the Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act (Act) (740 ILCS 175/1 et seq.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Hartigan v. E & E HAULING, INC.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992
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