Legal Opinion
First American Corp. v. Price Waterhouse LLP
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 14, 1998No. Docket Nos. 98-7500(L), 98-7529(XAP)PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal, heard on an expedited basis, reviews orders of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Sweet, J.) enforcing a non-party witness subpoena against a United Kingdom accounting partnership, and finding the firm in contempt for failure to comply.
In the several years leading up to the collapse of the Bank of Commerce and Credit International (“BCCI”), Price Waterhouse United Kingdom Firm (“PW-UK”) was its worldwide auditor. In accordance with its normal practice, PW-UK was assisted in these audits by Price Waterhouse partnerships in…
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