MWWPR has served a summons on accounting firm Marcum LLP and managing partner Jeffrey Weiner seeking a declaratory judgement that engagement letters are void, illegal and unenforceable. Damages in excess $5 million are being sought.
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The summons with notice, filed June 28 with New York Supreme Court, County of New York, cites an “un-waivable conflict of interest and lack of independence on the part of Marcum LLP’s managing partner, Jeffrey Weiner.”
Marcum has 30 days to respond to the summons. There was no immediate comment from the firm.
Declaratory judgment is also being sought for “negligence, accounting malpractice, breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary duty, promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment and/or additional claims arising from Marcum LLP providing MWW Group with audits, from 2011-2014 which were irredeemably tainted, fundamentally unreliable, and in violation, inter alia, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, New York Rules of the Board of Regents on Unprofessional Conduct, codified in the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations and the American Institute of CPA’s Code of Professional Conduct.
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Marcum describes itself as “one of the largest independent public accounting and advisory services firms in the nation with offices in major business markets throughout the U.S., Grand Cayman and China.”
Founded in 1951, it provides “a full spectrum of traditional tax, accounting and assurance services; advisory, valuation and litigation support, and an extensive range of specialty and niche industry practices.”
Marcum is a member of the Marcum Group which provides an array of professional services.
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