Judge Exits ESOP Suit Against BDO, Citing His Wife's Tie

By Kellie Mejdrich ( December 15, 2025, 1:04 PM EST) -- A Massachusetts federal judge recused himself from a proposed class action alleging that accounting giant BDO USA and company executives sold stock at an inflated price to an employee stock ownership plan in a $1.3 billion deal, citing his wife's financial interest in a company involved in the case....

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