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Waters v. Autuori

Citations

  • 236 Conn. 820
  • 676 A.2d 357
  • 1996 Conn. LEXIS 127

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that no duty is owed by a professional accountants' association to plaintiffs who relied to their detriment on financial reports prepared according to standards promulgated by the association
  • concluding that an organization that promulgated professional accounting standards could not be liable under the voluntary undertaking doctrine because the Restatement § 324A limited liability to claims involving personal injury or property damage
  • finding Restatement § 324A inapplicable to that case because “[i]n the absence of a claim of ‘physical harm,’ § 324A cannot furnish a basis of recovery for the plaintiffs claim_”
  • nexus between accounting standards promulgated by professional regulatory body and investor’s economic loss insufficient to impose duty of care
  • nexus between accounting standards promulgated by professional regulatory body and investor’s economic loss insufficient to create duty of care
  • nexus between accounting standards promulgated by professional regulatory body and investor’s economic loss insufficient to create duty of care

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Judges: Berdon, Peters

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