LOCAL 1064, RWDSU AFL-CIO v. Ernst & Young

Plaintiff, Local 1064, RWDSU AFL-CIO, employed defendant accounting firm of Ernst & Young. Ernst & Young provided services for the plaintiff union during fiscal years 1984, 1985, and 1986, after which the firm provided no further services for plaintiff.

In July 1988, plaintiff became aware that one of the union’s bookkeepers had not prepared and submitted reports required by the Michigan Em*324ployment Security Commission for 1984 through 1988. As a result, the mesc assessed an increased contribution rate that cost plaintiff in excess of $21,000.

On October 13, 1989, plaintiff filed this lawsuit,…