Legal Opinion
Haddad Motor Group, Inc. v. Karp, Ackerman, Skabowski & Hogan, P.V.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 20, 2010No. 06-2206, 09-1479PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Haddad Motor Group (“HMG”), a car dealership in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, sued its former accounting firm, Karp, Ackerman, Skabowski & Hogan, P.C. (“HASH”), and one of the partners, Peter Hogan (“Hogan”), over allegedly negligent tax advice. HMG recovered damages and attorneys’ fees. The accountants’ appeal is now before us. We summarize the background events and the proceedings, drawing primarily from the opinion of the district court and a report by the magistrate judge. 1
George Haddad, the owner of HMG, retained KASH as HMG’s accountant in December 1997. Just over…
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