The judge, Alvin K. Hellerstein, ruled in 2002 that because Boston Scientific had already turned over the documents to its auditors, it had waived the privilege governing their confidentiality.
Quindell also said it was examining, with the help of its auditors, how it recorded some of its past acquisitions.
It said that its auditors had not seen any irregularities or illegal conduct in any of the transactions.
A bank's solvency is a matter of judgment for its regulators and for investors, not whatever a piece of paper signed by its auditors says it is.
Orbital Sciences, based in Dulles, Va., said it expected its auditor to attach a note to its 2001 results questioning its ability to avoid bankruptcy.
For each audit, we have an IT auditor because we're not just looking at paper-based documents anymore.
Tresha, a financial auditor, gave a different perspective, she noted that the advancement of technology had created the need for IT auditor to work along with general business auditors: For each audit, we have an IT auditor because we're not just looking at paper-based documents anymore.
The Dollar General Corporation's shares fell 24percentt, after the company, a discount retailer, said it fired its auditor, Deloitte & Touche, without giving a reason.
The company said that it received a standard letter from the S.E.C. and responded to it after firing its auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
