A Miami judge declared a mistrial Monday in Espirito Santo Bank's $170 million negligence suit against auditing giant BDO Seidman. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jose Rodriguez ended the trial after attorney Gonzalo Dorta, a solo representing Espirito Santo, referred to the 2003 suicide of a former BDO executive while questioning a witness Feb. 27. Rodriguez, who had granted a pretrial defense motion in limine barring mention of the suicide. found the reference unintentional, but highly prejudicial.
March 07, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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A Miami judge declared a mistrial Monday in Espirito Santo Bank’s $170 million negligence suit against Chicago-based auditing giant BDO Seidman.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jose Rodriguez ended the trial after attorney Gonzalo Dorta, a solo practitioner for Espirito Santo, referred to the 2003 suicide of a former BDO executive while questioning a witness Feb. 27.
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