Emcore Corp. v. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

OPINION

WALLS, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Emcore Corporation, a publicly-held corporation based in Somerset, New Jersey, designs and manufactures compound semiconductor wafers and devices used in the production of electronic goods. This action arises, according to plaintiff, out of the concerted illegal actions taken by defendants PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PWC”), certain PWC partners, and PWC’s in-house counsel Walter Ricciardi.

The core of plaintiffs charges is that PWC performed auditing services for Em-core while PWC partners owned Emcore stock, in violation of federal and state…