Federal Judge Approves Tax Settlement Between Taxpayer and New York State Over Objections of Qui Tam Plaintiff

In this article, the author discusses a recent decision by a federal district court in New York that demonstrates the potential benefits of working with the New York State Tax Department to resolve qui tam claims, even where the qui tam plaintiff objects to the settlement.

A recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, under the New York False Claims Act, offers good news to New York taxpayers that may be facing qui tam actions from private party litigants making questionable and frequently onerous tax claims.

Originally published in the November 2022 edition of Pratt’s Government Contracting Law Report.