MF Global Holdings LTD. v. Pricewaterhousecoopers L.L.P.

  1. March 03, 2017

    Judge Muzzles MF Global On PwC 'Public Watchdog' Role

    A federal judge in New York on Thursday precluded MF Global from telling the jury in the impending trial of its $1 billion-plus professional malpractice suit against PricewaterhouseCoopers that the accounting firm had a public watchdog function outside of its obligations to the now-defunct investment company.

  2. February 24, 2017

    Mediation Fails in MF Global's $1B PwC Malpractice Suit

    A last-ditch effort to avert trial in MF Global's billion-dollar professional malpractice suit against its accountants at PricewaterhouseCoopers has ended in failure, and a final fight has erupted over what the jury can be told about the firm's collapse and PwC's responsibilities, according to documents filed Friday in New York federal court.

  3. February 07, 2017

    MF Global's $1B-Plus PwC Malpractice Trial Delayed For Talks

    MF Global and PricewaterhouseCoopers yielded Monday to prodding by a New York federal judge to take one last stab at settling the $1 billion-plus professional malpractice case against the accounting giant before an expected five-week trial, which had been due to start next week, according to court documents.

  4. August 05, 2016

    PwC Fails To Halt $1B Malpractice Suit Over MF Global

    Accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers lost its bid for summary judgment Friday when a New York federal judge refused to grant a quick end to a $1 billion professional malpractice suit for now-defunct financial services firm MF Global Holdings Ltd.

  5. January 06, 2016

    MF Global Responsible For Own Downfall, PwC Says

    Accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers told a New York federal judge Tuesday the facts vindicate its case in a malpractice claim by MF Global, saying expert testimony has revealed the bankrupt investment firm to be primarily responsible for accounting decisions that hid the impact of its risky European debt deals.

  6. August 27, 2014

    PwC Stuck With $1B MF Global Euro Debt Malpractice Suit

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday paved the way for the MF Global Holdings Ltd. bankruptcy administrator to take a $1 billion malpractice suit against longtime auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to trial, ruling it isn't barred by MF Global's liquidation plan.

  7. July 09, 2014

    PwC Can't Escape $1B MF Global Malpractice Suit

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday rejected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's bid to throw out a $1 billion malpractice suit brought by MF Global Holdings Ltd.'s bankruptcy plan administrator over the auditor's alleged negligence in connection with European sovereign debt instruments, saying MF Global wasn't equally at fault.