( June 10, 2026, 10:29 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — After parties filed a stipulation of dismissal and a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge issued a dismissal order, a court clerk filed a judgment dismissing with prejudice a Chicago area business’s suit against the federal government seeking payroll tax refunds totaling more than $500,000 for the tax periods in 2020 and 2021 representing employee retention credits (ERC) provided for as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act....