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Botta v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP et al

  1. July 26, 2021

    PwC Beats Whistleblower's Retaliation Suit After Bench Trial

    A California federal judge on Monday nixed a wrongful termination suit from a f​​ormer PwC auditor who claims he was fired for whistleblowing, finding after a bench trial that he failed to connect his complaint to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with his termination.

  2. April 13, 2021

    PwC Whistleblower Asks Judge To Punish Firm As Trial Wraps

    A former PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP auditor who claims he was fired for whistleblowing urged a California federal magistrate judge at the close of a bench trial Tuesday to punish the accounting behemoth and send a message to corporate America that retaliation against employees who break "the corporate code of silence" is unlawful.

  3. March 04, 2021

    PwC Trial Judge Limits Whistleblower's Integrity Questions

    A California federal magistrate judge overseeing a bench trial on whether PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP fired an auditor in retaliation for purported whistleblowing refused Thursday to allow the ex-employee's counsel to question PwC's expert witness on the company's auditing track record or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's impartiality.

  4. March 03, 2021

    Ex-SEC Accountant Backs Up PwC Auditing Standard At Trial

    A former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission deputy chief accountant testified Wednesday to the reasonableness of PwC's auditing practices in a California federal bench trial over whether the accounting behemoth fired an auditor in retaliation for purported whistleblowing, telling the judge that PwC's practices conformed with professional auditing standards.

  5. March 02, 2021

    PwC Seeks Early Win In Whistleblower's $5M Retaliation Trial

    PwC urged a California federal magistrate judge Tuesday to grant the auditing heavyweight an early win midway through a bench trial over whether the company fired an auditor for purported whistleblowing, arguing the ex-employee failed to establish that he engaged in protected activity or lost his job as a result.

  6. March 01, 2021

    PwC Whistleblower Had 'Combative' Streak, HR Mgr Testifies

    A former PwC employee suing the auditing giant for retaliation following his purported whistleblowing activities had "emotional outbursts" in response to professional feedback, a PwC human resources manager testified in a California federal bench trial Monday, saying his communication style with clients verged on "abusive."

  7. February 25, 2021

    PwC Paints Whistleblower As Disgruntled Worker At Trial

    PricewaterhouseCoopers' counsel dug into the motives and frustrations of a former employee suing the auditing powerhouse for retaliation, suggesting during cross-examination in a California federal bench trial Thursday that his unfruitful complaints about the firm's auditing integrity to regulators stemmed from his long-brewing resentment over not being promoted.

  8. February 24, 2021

    Ex-PwC Worker Put In Hot Seat Over Rude Texts, Emails

    PwC's counsel elicited testimony Wednesday in a California federal bench trial implying an ex-employee suing the auditing powerhouse for retaliation was fired for being unprofessional rather than for his purported whistleblowing, bolstering the cross-examination with text and email evidence of him criticizing colleagues and calling a superior a "pussy."

  9. February 23, 2021

    PwC 'Punished' Thorough Auditing, Whistleblower Testifies

    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP went easy on companies during audits to stay "market-competitive," an ex-employee suing the accounting behemoth for firing him after he purportedly reported unethical auditing practices told a California federal judge Tuesday during a bench trial.

  10. February 22, 2021

    PwC Whistleblower Testifies About Cozy Auditing Practices

    An ex-PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP employee suing the global accounting firm for firing him after he purportedly blew the whistle on lax auditing practices told a California federal magistrate judge at the outset of a bench trial Monday that superiors tried to get him to go easier on audits to keep clients happy.

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