Jackson Teague authored “Do Negligent Misrepresentation Claims Need to Be Pleaded With Particularity in the Third Circuit?” for The Legal Intelligencer. With district and circuit courts remaining split about whether Rule 9(b)’s heightened pleading standard applies to negligent misrepresentation claims, Jackson offers guidance about what a party must plead to satisfy Rule 8 or Rule 9, an update on the current state of the law in the Third Circuit with respect to pleading negligent misrepresentation, and best practices for pleading such a claim in light of the ongoing uncertainty.
