Troubled accounting giant Arthur Andersen LLP has lost an increasing number of large clients this year, including the following (replacement auditor in parentheses):
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) (undetermined)
Brunswick (BC) (Ernst & Young)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu)
FedEx (FDX) (Ernst & Young)
Freddie Mac (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Hard Rock Hotel (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu)
Household International (HI) (KPMG)
Introgen Therapeutics (INGN) (Ernst & Young)
Kerr-McGee (Ernst & Young)
Kos Pharmaceuticals (KOSP) (Ernst & Young)
Merck (MRK) (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Northeast Utilities (NU) (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu)
Riggs National (RIGS) (KPMG)
Sara Lee (SLE) (undetermined)
SunTrust Banks (STI) (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Valero Energy (VLO) (Ernst & Young)
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