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Tort – Negligent misrepresentation
Paul Lamoureux//December 14, 2010//
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Where a plaintiff has filed suit, alleging negligent misrepresentation arising from an Oct. 15, 2008 Form 8-K and press release from defendant State Street Corporation, I hold that the defendant should be granted summary judgment because the fact that the plaintiff did not read the Oct. 15 communications rebuts any presumption of his reliance on alleged misrepresentations in them.
Kenney v. State Street Corporation, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 02-267-10) (Saris, J.) (USDC) (Docket No. 1:09-CV-10750-PBS) (Dec. 9, 2010).
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