At a hearing yesterday, Cook County Circuit Judge James Snyder granted the State of Illinois’ (State) Motion to Dismiss 201 Illinois False Claims Act (FCA) cases filed by the law firm of Stephen B. Diamond, PC (Relator)...more
5/24/2016
/ Bad Faith ,
Burden of Proof ,
Commerce Clause ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Internet ,
Liquor ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Nexus ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Physical Presence Test ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
Twenty-First Amendment ,
Wine & Alcohol
An Illinois Appellate Court, in Hertz Corp. v. City of Chicago, 2015 IL App (1st) 123210 (Sept. 22, 2015), gave the City of Chicago (City) permission to require rental car companies to collect tax on vehicle rentals from...more
10/5/2015
/ City of Chicago ,
Commerce Clause ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Due Process ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Hertz ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Local Ordinance ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Rental Tax ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
Standing ,
Summary Judgment ,
Tax Exemptions