In Squish La Fish V

question 308

Multiple Choice

In Squish La Fish v. Thomco Specialty Products, involving an adhesive that did not work as claimed, the appeals court held that the claim of negligent misrepresentation:

• A) failed because the defendant only recommended a product made by another company
• B) failed because the defendant obtained no financial gain by the bad decision
• C) failed because the plaintiff is a sophisticated business that could evaluate the product
• D) could proceed because the defendant intended to extract a large payment from the plaintiff based on false information
• E) none of the other choices

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Definitions:

Correct Sequence

The proper or accurate order in which a series of events, actions, or things follow each other.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Repression

In psychoanalytic theory, the process of unconsciously excluding thoughts, feelings, or desires from consciousness, often because they are considered unacceptable.

Conscious Awareness

The state of being mentally alert and having an active awareness of thoughts, feelings, sensations, and surroundings.