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New York's highest court has held that the in pari delicto and imputation defenses remain available to a corporation's outside auditor who allegedly f...
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The Court of Appeals recently re-examined the centuries-old doctrine of in pari delicto, a doctrine that arises in disputes amongst two parties, each ...
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Article by Brian J. Massengill , Jonathan C. Medow and Dana S. Douglas
Originally published October 29, 2010
Keywords: liability, stakeholders, in...
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Article by Brian J. Massengill , Jonathan C. Medow and Dana S. Douglas
Originally published October 29, 2010
Keywords: liability, stakehold...
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..., apparently rejecting Pinter's common-law in pari delicto defense to Dahl's suit. The Court of Appea...
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On October 21, 2010, the New York Court of Appeals issued an important ruling that significantly limits the ability of corporations and those who stan...
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The Court of Appeals recently re-examined the centuries-old doctrine of in pari delicto, a doctrine that arises in disputes amongst two parties, each ...
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On October 21, 2010, the New York Court of Appeals issued an important ruling that significantly limits the ability of corporations and those who stan...
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Bryan Cave is asking a federal bankruptcy court to dismiss two malpractice suits against the firm, claiming the bankruptcy trustees who filed the suits can't come to court "with clean hands" because their debtors took part in the wrongdoing.
The St. Louis-based firm and firm lawyer Katherine Windler say their defense of "unclean hands" and the related doctrine of in pari delicto prevents a party, including through a trustee, from suing others for a wrongdoing in which the party participated.
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[Latin, In equal fault.] A descriptive phrase that indicates that parties involved in an action are equally culpable for a...