· 5/26/1998
Picker International, Inc. v. Mayo Foundation
Citations
- 6 F. Supp. 2d 685
- 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8300
- 1998 WL 292296
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that a software licensor did not have the requisite special relationship with a licensee because nothing indicated the relationship was anything other than contractual
- finding that a software licensor did not have the requisite special relationship with a licensee because nothing indicated the relationship was anything other than contractual
- “In Ohio it is well established that a party cannot bring a cause of action in tort (such as negligent misrepresentation) for economic losses.”
- “A core requirement [of negligent misrepresentation claims] is a special relationship under which the defendant supplied information to the plaintiff for the latter’s guidance in its business transactions.”
- “Usually the defendant is a professional ... who is in the business of rendering opinions to others for their use in guiding their business, and the plaintiff is a member of a limited class.”
- “A core requirement [of negligent misrepresentation claims] is a special relationship under which the defendant supplied information to the plaintiff for the latter’s guidance in its business transactions.”
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Judges: Gwin
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