Melinda Harmon
Encyclopedia
U.S. District Court Judge Melinda Harmon was lead judge in the subsequently overruled Arthur Andersen
trial
. Civil lawsuits against Enron
were consolidated in her court; she oversaw class action lawsuits on behalf of both Enron
shareholders and its employees.
Appointed, 1989, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
.
Arthur Andersen
Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms among PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG, providing auditing, tax, and consulting services to large corporations...
trial
Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States
Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States, 544 U.S. 696 was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously overturned accounting firm Arthur Andersen's conviction of obstruction of justice on the basis that the jury instructions did not properly portray the law Andersen was charged...
. Civil lawsuits against Enron
Enron
Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. Before its bankruptcy on December 2, 2001, Enron employed approximately 22,000 staff and was one of the world's leading electricity, natural gas, communications, and pulp and paper companies, with...
were consolidated in her court; she oversaw class action lawsuits on behalf of both Enron
Enron
Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. Before its bankruptcy on December 2, 2001, Enron employed approximately 22,000 staff and was one of the world's leading electricity, natural gas, communications, and pulp and paper companies, with...
shareholders and its employees.
Appointed, 1989, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas is the Federal district court with jurisdiction over the southern part of Texas...
.