St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center v. Reserve Life Insurance

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• holding that party reasonably relied on 17 misrepresentation because misrepresentation was material
• noting that Arizona follows the 12 definition of negligent misrepresentation provided by the Restatement (Second) of Torts 13 § 552, which describes “liability for pecuniary loss caused to them by their justifiable 14 reliance upon the information”
• finding that reliance is justifiable where the misrepresentation is material
• what is reasonable conduct in case alleging misrepresentation “is usually to be resolved by the jury”
• also reinstated jury verdict on promissory estoppel theory, sub nom, “estoppel in pais”
• “In the absence of 13 circumstances putting a reasonable person on inquiry, a person is justified in relying on a 14 misrepresentation of a material fact without making further inquiry.”

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