Legal Opinion
Lehigh Construction Group, Inc. v. Almquist
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 18, 1999PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs and motion granted. Memorandum: Defendant is a certified public accountant who was hired by plaintiff to audit plaintiff’s financial statements. Plaintiff commenced this action alleging that defendant was negligent in failing to detect changes to the “foot” or total amount of certain columns on those statements that had been made by an employee of plaintiff in an effort to conceal embezzlement. Plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $3 million, including claims for non-out-of-pocket damages in the nature of lost profits and excess expenses.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ashland Management Inc. v. JanienNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Hirsch Electric Co. v. Community Services, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Manshul Construction Corp. v. Dormitory Authority of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1981
- Thousand v. HedbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Barilla v. Meredith Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
3Cited by4 opinions
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- J.K. Tobin Construction Co. v. David J. Hardy Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- J. A. Weitzman, Inc. v. Lerner, Cumbo & Associates, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Joseph v. Rubinstein Jewelry Mfg. Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005