Legal Opinion
Bowen Court Associates v. Ernst & Young, LLP
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 27, 2003No. 2001-294-AppealPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
Must non-client and third-party claimants file professional-negligence lawsuits against accountants within one of the periods provided for in the statute of limitations for accounting malpractice, G.L.1956 § 9-1-14.1? 1 We answer this question in the affirmative. We do not decide, however, exactly which non-clients and third parties can file such claims, nor under precisely what circumstances they can do so. Rather, we hold that third-party claims for alleged professional negligence or other negligent wrongdoing, which are based on or related to professional services…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. Arthur Young & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Wilkinson v. State Crime Laboratory CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2002
- Roe v. GelineauSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2002
- Rhode Island Depositors Economic Protection Corp. v. Bowen Court AssociatesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001
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3Cited by31 opinions
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