United States of America Ex Rel. Janet Chandler, ph.d., Cross-Appellee v. Cook County, Illinois, 1

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• holding that Illinois home-rule units are presumed to be “persons” for purposes of federal statutes but states are not because they are sovereign
• explaining that reasoning behind the immunity from punitive damages was to protect taxpayers from bearing the responsibility for the punitive damages
• finding that Stevens's presumptions \cut[] the other way for municipalities\ and holding that counties are amenable to suit under the qui tam provision
• exploring legislative history and purpose of Act and finding Congress intended municipalities to be subject to the False Claims Act
• \The Justice Department may have myriad reasons for permitting the private suit to go forward including limited prosecutorial resources and confidence in the relator's attorney.\
• “The Justice Department may have myriad reasons for permitting the private suit to go forward including limited prosecutorial resources and confidence in the relator’s attorney.”

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