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Professional Responsibility Keyed to Hazard
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. O’Melveny & Myers
Facts
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (Plaintiff), as receiver for the failed savings and loan association American Diversified Savings Banks (ADSB), brought suit against the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers (Defendant) claiming professional negligence in connection with its legal advice and services to ADSB. During the period of Defendant’s ADSB representation, officers of ADSB were engaged in fraud and other internal wrongdoings. In its representation of ADSB as to a major real estate development, Defendant failed to communicate with ADSB’s accountants or chief financial officer or with federal or state regulators. The Plaintiff stepped in as conservator for ADSB, having come to the conclusion that ADSB was insolvent and had incurred substantial dissipation of its assets and earnings due to its violations of state and federal laws and regulations, and its unsound business practices. Then, the Plaintiff sued Defendant, charging it with professional negligence, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of fiduciary duty. The Defendant argued that it owed no duty to ADSB to ferret out ADSB’s own fraud. The federal district court agreed and granted the Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The Plaintiff appealed
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