Richard P. v. Vista Del Mar Child Care Service

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that ordinarily “predictions as to future events are deemed expressions of opinion, and thus not actionable”
• refusing to recognize tort of negligence in the adoption context because result was not foreseeable
• refusing to recognize on public policy grounds a cause of action for negligent misrepresentation against an adoption agency for statements made about an adopted child’s health
• court stated that “no cause of action for negligence should be recognized based on considerations of public policy”
• “Fraudulent representations, to constitute ground for relief, must be as to existing and material facts; predictions of future events are ordinarily considered nonactionable expressions of opinion.”
• court refused to recognize tort of negligence in adoption context because result not foreseeable

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).