In the Advanced Battery Technologies Case, the Opinion of the Court

question 61

Multiple Choice

In the Advanced Battery Technologies case, the opinion of the court:

• A) Held the auditors legally liable because they failed to exercise due care and to demonstrate professional skepticism
• B) Held the auditors legally liable because they failed to gather sufficient, competent evidential matter to warrant the expression of an opinion
• C) Held the auditors not legally liable because the plaintiff could not plead with particularity that the audit work was so deficient as to amount to no audit at all
• D) Held the auditors were not legally liable because they met all professional standards

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