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Auditors and the post-2002 litigation environment

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  • Fuerman, Ross D.

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In the wake of the disclosure of Enron and WorldCom and other dramatic financial reporting frauds, the Sarbanes–Oxley Act was passed on July 30, 2002. Thus, 2002 was a watershed year for auditors. Audits performed after the passage of Sarbanes–Oxley began to be reflected in litigation filed in 2003. Analysis of 1169 lawsuits filed between 2001 and 2008 finds that auditor litigation severity decreased in the lawsuits filed after 2002. Analysis of a reduced sample of 1017 lawsuits – where dollar resolution amounts are available – shows that the magnitude of auditor dollar resolution amounts decreased in the lawsuits filed after 2002. Thus, auditor liability risk decreased after 2002.

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  • Fuerman, Ross D., 2012. "Auditors and the post-2002 litigation environment," Research in Accounting Regulation, Elsevier, vol. 24(1), pages 40-44.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reacre:v:24:y:2012:i:1:p:40-44
    DOI: 10.1016/j.racreg.2011.12.005
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    1. Demirkan, Sebahattin & Fuerman, Ross D., 2014. "Auditor litigation: Evidence that revenue restatements are determinative," Research in Accounting Regulation, Elsevier, vol. 26(2), pages 164-174.
    2. Fogel, Kathy & El-Khatib, Rwan & Feng, Nancy Chun & Torres-Spelliscy, Ciara, 2015. "Compliance costs and disclosure requirement mandates: Some evidence," Research in Accounting Regulation, Elsevier, vol. 27(1), pages 83-87.
    3. Habib, Ahsan & Jiang, Haiyan & Bhuiyan, Md. Borhan Uddin & Islam, Ainul, 2014. "Litigation risk, financial reporting and auditing: A survey of the literature," Research in Accounting Regulation, Elsevier, vol. 26(2), pages 145-163.

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