Litigation

AAA Warns: Watch Your Language on Earnings Reports

01/18/2012 - 17:23 - 1333 reads

Last month, when a pension fund owning stock in Bank of New York Mellon brought suit against that financial behemoth, the fund not only took aim at the bank's allegedly fraudulent currency trading, but it cited a variety of upbeat claims in its SEC filings that the plaintiff considered highly doubtful.

'Tax Lady' Roni Deutch: Charlatan or political target

08/31/2010 - 16:00 - 3833 reads

You’ve probably seen the hard-hitting advertisements from Roni Deutch advising taxpayers who owe federal taxes to let her help them fight the Internal Revenue Service. Now, California Attorney General Jerry Brown is fighting her.

Five ways to get sued

07/22/2010 - 15:30 - 1735 reads

Here are the top five ways CPAs can make themselves vulnerable to litigation.

Michigan attorney and client sentenced for tax crimes

11/17/2009 - 12:25 - 3451 reads - 2 comments

A Michigan attorney has been sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to defraud the government. His client received a hefty fine and probation.

U.S. companies experiencing new litigation wave, anticipate more to come

10/30/2009 - 11:34 - 4792 reads - 6 comments

Companies are seeing a litigation wave that corporate counsel expect to swell in the coming year, according to respondents of the 2009 Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Litigation Trends Survey.

Whistleblower accountant sues CPA firm for $5 million

09/16/2009 - 11:17 - 4038 reads

A San Francisco accounting firm is facing a $5 million lawsuit filed by a whistleblower.

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