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· 6/2/2005

American Re-Insurance Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

Citations

  • 19 A.D.3d 103
  • 796 N.Y.S.2d 89
  • 2005 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5922

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that statements “which amount to no more than vague expressions of hope and future expectation,” or which are “mere opinion and puffery,” “provide an insufficient basis upon which to predicate a claim of fraud.” (quotations, alterations and citations omitted)
  • dismissing negligent misrepresentation claims where complaint contained no allegation of any relationship between the plaintiffs and the directors of defendant corporation
  • “mere opinion and puffery . . . provide an insufficient basis upon which to predicate a claim of fraud.”
  • describing fraudulent reports as “false or misleading”

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