Giant Stores Corporation hired Touche Ross & Co. to audit its financial statements. It was later discovered

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Giant Stores Corporation hired Touche Ross & Co. to audit its financial statements. It was later discovered that Giant had manipulated its books by falsely recording assets that it did not own and omitting substantial amounts of accounts payable so that the financial information that Touche had certified was incorrect. The Rosenblums, allegedly relying on the correctness of the audits, acquired Giant stock in conjunction with the sale of their business to Giant. 


That stock subsequently proved to be worthless after the financial statements were found to be false. The Rosenblums claimed that Touche negligently conducted the audits and that Touche’s negligence proximately caused their loss. If the court uses the reasonably foreseeable users approach, could Touche be liable to the Rosenblums in spite of the lack of privity?

Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
Accounts Payable
Accounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...
Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
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Law for Business

ISBN: 978-1259722325

13th edition

Authors: A. James Barnes, Terry M. Dworkin, Eric L. Richards

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