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O'DONNELL v. ALLEGHENY N. TAX COLLECTION

No. 8 WAP 2021.

266 A.3d 2 (2021)

Edward J. O'DONNELL v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY NORTH TAX COLLECTION COMMITTEE, and Borough of Fox Chapel and Fox Chapel Area School District. Appeal of: Borough of Fox Chapel and Fox Chapel Area School District.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: December 27, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Charles Kolb, Esq. , Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, for Amicus Curiae Department of Revenue, Office of Chief Counsel.

Christopher Elliot Vincent, Esq. , Kratzenberg Lazzaro Lawson & Vincent, for Appellants.

Robert Michael Careless, Esq. , Cheryl Ann Upham, Esq. , Philadelphia, Cozen O'Connor, for Appellee.

BAER, C.J., SAYLOR, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION

After observing fraud perpetrated by his employer against the United States of America, Edward J. O'Donnell stepped into the role of "relator" (colloquially, a "whistleblower") under the federal False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3732.1

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