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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (272020)7/9/2002 4:52:55 PM
From: Raymond Duray  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
ON SALE NOW.... ART BY ANDERSEN

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SUPREME COURT RULES EARNINGS SHOULD BE PROTECTED AS "ART"

The impact of the ruling was widespread. Investigations into hundreds of firms were cancelled, and collectors began snatching up original balance sheets, audits, and P&L statements from WorldCom, Enron, and Global Crossing. Meanwhile, auditing firms such as Arthur Andersen (now Art by Andersen) were reclassified as art critics, whose opinions are no longer liable.