Foster v. CBS, INC.’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
1 state decisions
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on Horton v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · Janzen v. Goos · Slater v. KFC Corp. · Crenshaw v. Great Central Insurance · Euge v. Trantina
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) a false material representation, (2) the speaker's knowledge of its falsity or his ignorance of its truth, (3) the speaker's intent that it should be acted upon by the hearer in a manner reasonably contemplated, (4) the hearer's ignorance of the falsity of the statement, (5) the hearer's reliance on its truth and the right to rely thereon, and (6) proximate injury resulting from the false statements.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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