Village of Maywood

The Village of Maywood, Illinois v. Unison-Maximus, Inc., Hill Taylor & Company, LLC and Sharon Gist Gilliam, No. 00 L 014029 (Cook County, Illinois Circuit Ct).

In this case, a municipality, through WW, sought damages from a management consulting and accounting firm that was hired to run the Village's Finance Department but allegedly failed to fulfill its duties, including failing to keep a detailed general ledger of the Village's finances over a multi-year period. The Village also sued its auditor during this period for its alleged failure to notify the Village that the financial statements prepared by the management consulting and accounting firm were completely unreliable. The parties ultimately entered into a settlement that completely resolved the litigation.