State of Illinois ex rel. Leibowitz v. Family Vision Care, LLC

Under Insurance Claims Fraud Protection Act, the State need not have suffered monetary damages to confer standing on a relator. In the qui tam context, a whistleblower employee who has personal, nonpublic information of possible wrongdoing is an "interested person" under the Act and need not have a personal injury to have standing. Separation agreement does not prevent relator from pursuing qui tam action, as a qui tam claim alleging insurance fraud is not a claim arising out of or in connection with employment. (MASON and PUCINSKI, concurring.)