SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION v. BDO SEIDMAN

Nos. 99-7719(L), 99-7720(L).

245 F.3d 174 (2001)

SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION and James W. Giddens, as trustee for the liquidation of the business of A.R. Baron & Co., Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BDO SEIDMAN, LLP, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. August Term, 2000.

Decided: April 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KENNETH J. CAPUTO, (Stephen P. Harbeck, on the brief), Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff-Appellant, Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

JAMES B. KOBAK, JR., Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, (Daniel H. Weiner, on the brief), New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant James W. Giddens, as Trustee for the liquidation of the business of A.R. Baron & Co., Inc.

MICHAEL R. YOUNG, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, (Jeffrey O. Grossman, Willkie Farr & Gallagher; Scott M. Univer & Barbara A. Taylor, BDO Seidman, LLP, on the brief), New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: MESKILL and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

This is the second occasion on which we address this appeal of a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Loretta A. Preska, Judge) dismissing plaintiffs-appellant's claims for breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, and negligent misrepresentation against defendant-appellee BDO Seidman, LLP ("Seidman"), the independent certified public accountant for securities

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