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660 So. 2d 730·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1995-07-26
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Florida Building Inspection Services (FBIS) was hired by a lessee (CPS) to inspect a warehouse roof. The inspection report was forwarded to a sub-lessee (Arnold) without FBIS's knowledge. When roof problems persisted, Arnold sued FBIS for economic losses. The court reversed the t
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2026-08-19
Summary judgment was properly granted for Burgess because Art Connections failed to establish that Burgess made a misrepresentation of material fact and failed to show reasonable reliance on any alleged misrepresentation. Burgess consistently identified the painting as "Les Cirqu
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2025-05-07
A municipality that undertakes to treat water for corrosiveness assumes a duty to exercise reasonable care in that undertaking, and may be held liable for negligence if it fails to do so, even absent a general statutory or common law duty to prevent pipe corrosion. An engineering
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-09-18
The court held that the plaintiffs failed to plead sufficient facts to establish actual or constructive fraud, or aiding and abetting fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, against the bank.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-09-18
The court denied the defendant's motion to dismiss, finding the complaint adequately pled claims for negligent and fraudulent misrepresentation.
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2011-11-09
The court held that the breach of contract claim as a third-party beneficiary survives a motion to dismiss, as the subcontract demonstrated the general contractor's intent to confer a benefit upon the owner and have the subcontractor's performance discharge the contractor's oblig
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992 So. 2d 431·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2008-10-22
The court held that the buyer could not recover the deposit because the due diligence period expired before termination, and the buyer could not recover against the title agency for negligence because the agency's letter contained an opinion, not false factual information.
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2005-05-03
The court granted summary judgment for the defendant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), because the plaintiffs failed to present admissible evidence of any material misstatements in the financial statements audited by PwC upon which the plaintiffs relied. The court found that the
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865 So. 2d 525·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2003-11-26
The court held that the plaintiff failed to establish claims for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and negligence per se because there was insufficient evidence of intent to cause reliance or inducement to purchase.
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2003-11-18
The court granted summary judgment for the defendant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), finding that the plaintiffs' action for negligent misrepresentation was barred by the statute of limitations. The court determined that the statute began to run on January 6, 1999, when the pl
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892 F. Supp. 676·
S.D. Fla.·
2001-09-20
The court held that the arbitration provisions of the agreement, incorporating AAA rules, grant arbitrators the authority to decide arbitrability, including the anticipatory breach claim.
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8 F. Supp. 2d 1361·
N.D. Fla.·
1998-06-17
Summary judgment is granted for Count I as the statute of limitations has run, and the court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state law claims.
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709 So. 2d 593·
Fla. 5th DCA·
1998-04-03
Appellants failed to state a cause of action for fraud or negligent misrepresentation because they did not plead the required elements with the specificity demanded by Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.120.
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698 So. 2d 590·
Fla. 5th DCA·
1997-08-01
Cozumel, a partnership purchasing an apartment complex, received inaccurate water billing information from Southern States Utilities before closing, which resulted in tripled utility costs after purchase. The court reversed summary judgment based on the economic loss rule, holdin
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677 So. 2d 409·
Fla. 5th DCA·
1996-08-02
An accounting firm can be liable to a third party for negligence in preparing financial statements if the client intended the statements to guide a limited group of persons, and the third party relied on them.
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983 F.2d 1176·
2d Cir.·
1993-01-14
The court held that the architect owed no duty of care to the contractor under New York law absent privity or its functional equivalent, but reversed summary judgment on delay damages due to contractual ambiguity and potential gross negligence.
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962 F.2d 524·
5th Cir.·
1992-06-10
The court held that the plaintiff failed to establish sufficient evidence of reliance losses or a link between those losses and the alleged negligent misrepresentation to warrant a jury trial.
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825 F.2d 339·
11th Cir.·
1987-08-24
Accountants' liability to third parties for negligence in preparing financial statements is limited to those persons or the limited class of persons whom the accountant is actually aware will rely upon the information.
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807 F.2d 1169·
3d Cir.·
1986-12-22
The court held that the releases in the distributorship agreements did not shield Borden from liability for fraudulent misrepresentations that induced the plaintiffs to enter the contracts, and that the individual plaintiffs had standing to pursue their claims.
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795 F.2d 980·
11th Cir.·
1986-08-08
The court held that privity of contract is not required for a general contractor to sue architects for negligent misrepresentation regarding subsurface conditions disclosed in project plans.