In addition to suing the real estate entities and individuals involved in the transaction and the seller of the property, the business owners also brought suit against the
appraiser for negligent misrepresentation.
The Supreme Court of Alabama has ruled on when an appraiser can be liable to third
parties for a negligent misrepresentation made in his appraisal report and also whether a real estate licensee representing the seller has a duty to disclose to the buyer that the owner of the licensee's brokerage has an ownership interest in the property being sold.
The court adopted the Restatement language and held that the State of Kansas recognized a cause of
action for negligent misrepresentation by a real estate agent who induced a buyer to purchase real estate.
South Dakota's highest court has ruled that listing brokers in that state can be liable to
purchasers for negligent misrepresentation by failing to verify the validity of information contained in listing agreements.
In a case previously summarized in The Letter of the Law, a federal court has considered whether a buyer's allegations could proceed against a listing broker
for negligent misrepresentation when the listing broker failed to disclose the presence of lead paint on the property.
In Binette v. Dyer Library Association, the Supreme Court of Maine addressed a buyer's claims against the seller and real estate agent and
agency for negligent misrepresentation and violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act (MUPTA) for failure to disclose the existence of an underground storage tank (UST).
[4] The Plaintiffs are suing the federal government for
damages for negligent misrepresentation arising from the government's failure to advise them of the significant, identifiable risks they were facing by resigning from the public service to join Loba — risks that related to the government's assessment of the legitimacy of the Loba arrangements...
The Court rejected Plaintiff's claim
for negligent misrepresentation.
The Superior Court allowed defendants» motion for summary judgment concluding that they owed no duty of care to Robert, an intoxicated party guest who injured himself, and that a claim
for negligent misrepresentation is one that arises only in a business context, not a social setting.
Mr. Feldstein brought an action against 364
for negligent misrepresentation, alleging that 364 had lead him to believe that he would be entitled to much more than $ 1,000 per month in LTD payments if he made it through the probationary period.
Arguably, if the sites provided the information without making clear that it might not be current because records were expunged or corrected, there might be a claim
for negligent misrepresentation, false light, or even defamation, but I seriously doubt that even those claims would hold up.
If a misrepresentation that is made played a factor in the employee accepting the job, then the employer may be liable
for negligent misrepresentation and subsequent damages.
When sophisticated investors carefully document their relationship, it's unusual to see a claim
for negligent misrepresentation.
Absent a special relationship, there is no claim
for negligent misrepresentation.
Barresi v. Jones LaSalle Real Estate Services, Inc. (2018 ONSC 2579) offer to settle — favourable — substantial indemnity costs — damages
for negligent misrepresentation — declaratory Justice C. Aitken
Thus, plaintiffs remaining warning - based claims —
for negligent misrepresentation and fraud failed for lack of cognizable injury.
at * 16 (plaintiff «can not assert a claim
for negligent misrepresentation, as he suffered no cognizable injury that was allegedly caused by the misrepresentations»), * 17 (same result for fraud).
York submits that Jaffer has attempted to frame his dispute with his professor regarding his paper assignment as grounds for a claim
for negligent misrepresentation; however, that dispute is «part and parcel» of the dispute over Jaffer's grades.
In this claim as well, the court held that the motion judge did not err in dismissing the claim
for negligent misrepresentation, but also varied the order to permit an amendment of the pleadings.
This therefore emphasises the general principle that to succeed in a claim
for negligent misrepresentation it is necessary to show that the misrepresentation was relevant to the decision - making process and was relied upon.
The court also ruled that a claim
for negligent misrepresentation had not been made as a causal link between the professor's promise to defer Jaffer's status and his damages claimed are not established in the pleadings.
Thus, Vendor was not liable
for negligent misrepresentation.
Since the information in the purchase agreement was not accurate, the court ruled that the Sellers were liable
for negligent misrepresentation.
The trial judge found the Scherbaks liable
for negligent misrepresentation and awarded Krawchuk damages of $ 110,000 in addition to the $ 105,000 she had recovered from her title insurer.