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Vereinigte Staaten | Publikation | April 2025
The tort of aiding and abetting common law fraud is often asserted when an advisor or consultant to a defendant is involved in a transaction in which plaintiff alleges the defendant committed fraud.
Plaintiffs may claim that the advisor or consultant – perhaps with deeper pockets than the defendant – helped facilitate the fraud, and therefore should be held accountable. Such claims have been brought against a whole array of targets, including financial advisors, trustees, officers and directors and attorneys.
Download the full New York Law Journal article, "Commercial division update: The ‘substantial assistance’ element of aiding and abetting fraud claims."
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The current volatile and unpredictable economic climate creates challenges for businesses.
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