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Matter of People of the State of New York v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / New York
Year
2016
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
People of State of New York v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

About this case

Filing year
2016
Status
Leave to appeal order requiring accounting firm's compliance with subpoena denied.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → New York
Docket number
2017-862
Court/admin entity
United States → New York Court of Appeals (N.Y.)United States → State Courts
Case category
Securities and Financial Regulation (US)
Principal law
United States → New York Martin Act
At issue
Action by New York Attorney General to compel compliance with subpoenas issued in its investigation of Exxon Mobil Corporation's climate change disclosures.

Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
09/12/2017
Leave to appeal order requiring accounting firm's compliance with subpoena denied.
The New York Court of Appeals denied Exxon Mobil Corporation’s motion for leave to appeal an intermediate appellate court’s decision upholding a trial court order requiring Exxon’s accounting firm to respond to a subpoena issued by the New York Attorney General in his investigation of Exxon’s climate change-related disclosures. The intermediate appellate court had agreed with the trial court that an accountant-client privilege did not exist to shield the accounting firm from complying with the subpoena.
Decision
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Summary

Action by New York Attorney General to compel compliance with subpoenas issued in its investigation of Exxon Mobil Corporation's climate change disclosures.