4425 DEPUBLISHED Blatant deviations from generally accepted accounting principles supported an inference that an accountant acted recklessly, raising a question of fact regarding the accountant's liability for fraud (i.e., intentional misrepresentation); plaintiffs may allege reliance on an accountant's certification of a corporation's financial status by alleging that if they had been aware of the truth they would have sold their stock.CitationKOURI v SUPERIOR COURT (Reckless Accountants) 148 CA4 460 [See: Small v Fritz 30 C4 167, T/AT 5/03; Nutmeg v Mcgladrey 92 CA4 1435, T/AT 12/01; Schatz v Allen 146 CA4 674, PAT 3/07]
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