The lawsuit alleged that negligent audits by the accounting firm made it possible for principals of a Florida factoring firm to defraud Banco Espiritu Santo ("Holy Ghost Bank", at a guess), Portugal's third largest. Are accounting firms really capitalized in such a way as to withstand this kind of financial hit? The firm's total revenue (not profit) last year was $526 million, according to one report.
$521 million damage award against BDO Seidman
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |



