California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jones v. Badagliacco-Cabrera, D066359 (Cal. App. 2015):
"The elements of negligent misrepresentation are (1) the defendant made a false representation; (2) without reasonable grounds for believing it to be true; (3) with the intent to deceive the plaintiff; (4) justifiable reliance on the representation; and (5) resulting harm." (Rufini v. CitiMortgage, Inc. (2014) 227 Cal.App.4th 299, 308.)
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