Legal Opinion
Shapiro v. Plante & Moran, LLP (In Re Connolly North America, LLC)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided October 9, 2007No. 19-42703PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION GRANTING DEFENDANT PLANTE & MORAN, LLP’S MOTION TO DISMISS AND DENYING OTHER REQUESTED SANCTIONS
THOMAS J. TUCKER, Bankruptcy Judge.
This is a complex accounting malpractice action brought by Mark H. Shapiro, the Chapter 7 trustee of the estate of the debtor, Connolly North America, LLC, against Plante & Moran, LLP (“Plante Moran”). The Trustee seeks damages of approximately $4.8 million, for alleged malpractice by Plante Moran in its 2001 audit of Connolly’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2000. 1
The Court began a jury trial on May 17, 2005. 2 But on June 3, 2005,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- United States v. Juan Reyes, Juan A. Acevedo, Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Laukus v. Rio Brands, Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 2013
- Mediofactoring v. McDermott (In Re Connolly North America, LLC)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
- Samsung Electronics Co. v. Nvidia Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2016
- Wise v. Wise (In re Wise)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2018
- Shapiro v. Art Leather, Inc. (In Re Connolly North America, LLC)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2008
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