Legal Opinion
Sharp International Corp. v. KPMG LLP (In Re Sharp International Corp.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 20, 2002No. 1-19-40530PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CARLA E. CRAIG, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter comes before the court on the motion of KPMG LLP (“KPMG” or “defendant”) to dismiss this adversary proceeding, commenced by Sharp International Corp. (“Sharp” or “debtor”), for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
KPMG performed audits of, and issued reports with respect to, Sharp’s financial statements for the fiscal years ending March 31, 1997 and March 31, 1998. (Complaint Doc. 1, ¶¶ 28, 33.) 1 Sharp charges KPMG with negligence, gross negligence, and recklessness, asserting that KPMG failed to conduct the 1997 and…
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