Supreme Court of Illinois

The audit interference doctrine, which provides that in a suit for accounting malpractice the negligence of the plaintiff may be looked to only insofar as it had an effect on the audit complained of, remains viable in the modern context of comparative fault.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/18/2003
• Published 12/18/2003

Judges

• Justice KILBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey R. Tone,Linton J. Childs, David A. Gordon and Carter G. Phillips, of SidMley,, Austin, Brown & Wood, Chicago, for appellant., Todd A. Rowden, of Quarles & Brady, L.L.C., Chicago, and Kelly M. Hnatt, of Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, New York, New York (Richard I. Miller, New York, New York, of counsel), for amicus curiae American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Reuben L. Hedlund, James W. Joseph, Erin H. Walz, Sarah J. Deneen and Thomas C. Koessl, of Hedlund & Hanley, L.L.C., Chicago, for appellee.