United States First Circuit

N. AM. SPECIALTY INS. CO. v. LAPALME, 00-2408

An accountant is potentially liable in situations in which he actually knows that a third-party recipient of his information will rely on that information in the course of a specific transaction, even though the transaction itself does not transpire, as long as it is supplanted by a substantially similar transaction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/02/2001
• Published 08/02/2001

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, SELYA, Circuit Judge, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter B. McGlynn, with whom Bruce D. Levin and Bernkopf, Goodman & Baseman LP were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Warren D. Hutchison, with whom Nancy M. Reimer and Donovan Hatem LP were on brief, for appellees.