What are the elements of a fourth cause of action?

Plaintiffs' fourth cause of action relies on the same facts and alleged statements as the third cause of action. The elements of negligent misrepresentation are the same as those for intentional misrepresentation, "except that it does not require knowledge of falsity, but instead requires a misrepresentation of fact by a person who has no reasonable grounds for believing it to be true." Chapman v. Skype Inc., 220 Cal.App.4th 217, 231 (2013). Consequently, the fourth cause of action fails for the same reasons as the third cause of action.

In addition, "negligent misrepresentation rests upon the existence of a legal duty, imposed

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