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· 2/11/2011

Specialty Marine & Industrial Supplies, Inc. v. Venus

Citations

  • 66 So. 3d 306
  • 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 1574
  • 2011 WL 479912

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that justifiable reliance on the misrepresentation is required as an element of a negligent misrepresentation claim under Florida Law.
  • explaining that \a claim for negligent misrepresentation under Florida law requires a showing that the recipient of the information justifiably relied on the erroneous information\
  • affirming jury finding both that plaintiff justifiably relied and that defendant’s misrepresentations were the cause of only 90% of the plaintiff’s damages
  • “It is for the jury to determine whether reliance was justified under the totality of circumstances.”
  • Elements of negligent misrepresentation are “(1) the defendant made a misrepresentation of material fact that he believed to be true but which was in fact false; (2
  • distinguishing between a fraudulent misrepresentation and a negligent misrepresentation claim

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Judges: Van Nortwick, Webster, Davis

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