Legal Opinion

Firefighters' Ret. Sys. v. Grant Thornton, L.L.P.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 3, 2018No. 17-30274PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-Appellants Firefighters' Retirement System, Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana, and New Orleans Firefighters' Pension & Relief Fund (collectively, "Plaintiffs") filed accounting malpractice claims against Defendant-Appellee Grant Thornton ("GT"). GT filed a motion to dismiss the suit as premature because Plaintiffs failed to bring their claims before an accountant review panel, as required by Louisiana law. The district court agreed with GT and dismissed Plaintiffs' suit without prejudice. Plaintiffs now appeal, contending that GT is either…

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