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PARROTT v. COOPERS & LYBRAND

95 N.Y.2d 479 (2000)

741 N.E.2d 506

718 N.Y.S.2d 709

HAROLD T. PARROTT, Appellant, v. COOPERS & LYBRAND, L. L. P., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 14, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mintz & Gold, L. L. P., New York City (Steven G. Mintz and Lisabeth Harrison of counsel), for appellant.

Jones Hirsch Connors & Bull, P. C., New York City (Alan M. Gelb and Ilene D. Freier of counsel), and PricewaterhouseCoopers, L. L. P. (Steven Witzel of counsel), for respondent.

Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, New York City (Dan L. Goldwasser of counsel), for New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK and ROSENBLATT concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WESLEY, J.

This case requires us to examine, once again, the tripartite standard, set forth by this Court in Credit Alliance Corp. v Andersen & Co. (65 N.Y.2d 536), for the functional equivalent of privity in a cause of action for negligent misrepresentation. We conclude, as did the Appellate Division, that plaintiff has not satisfied the...

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