First Estate Tax Case Filed Under N.Y. Whistleblower Law

(Bloomberg Law) — New York's first unsealed qui tam estate tax case has been filed by a whistleblower alleging that a deceased physician falsely claimed to reside in Florida. The whistleblower, Doreen L. Light, alleged that the estate of Dr. Myron R. Melamed owes at least $1.7 million in estate taxes to New York.