A Plaintiff Can Recover for Misrepresentation Even If the Plaintiff

question 58

True/False

A plaintiff can recover for misrepresentation even if the plaintiff investigated the defendant's representations and relied totally on his or her investigation in deciding to rely on those representations.

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