ALLARD v. ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO. (USA)

No. 84 Civ. 7703 (MBM).

924 F.Supp. 488 (1996)

David W. ALLARD, Jr., Trustee of DeLorean Motor Company, Plaintiff, v. ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO. (USA), Arthur Andersen & Co. (Republic of Ireland), and Arthur Andersen & Co., (United Kingdom), Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

April 2, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zachary Shimer, Michael D. Hess, Timothy M. Hughes, Chadbourne & Parke, New York City, for Plaintiff.

James D. Zirin, James J. Sabella, Brenda F. Szydlo, William C. Rand, Brown & Wood, New York City, for Defendants.


MUKASEY, District Judge.

David W. Allard, Jr. ("Trustee"), the bankruptcy trustee for DeLorean Motor Company ("DMC"), brings this securities fraud action against the bankrupt company's former auditors, the accounting firm Arthur Andersen & Co. ("AA"). AA has moved for summary judgment on all 12 claims in the Trustee's Second Amended Complaint. As explained below, the motion is granted in part and denied in part.

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