To sustain a cause of action for negligent misrepresentation, the plaintiff must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant supplied information to the plaintiff; the information was false; the defendant did not exercise reasonable care in obtaining or communicating the information; and the plaintiff justifiably relied on the information. Strange v. Peterson, No. W1999-00489-COA-R3-CV, 2001 WL 29461, at *2 (Tenn.Ct.App. Jan.11, 2001) (citing Merriman v. Smith, 599 S.W.2d 548, 556-57 (Tenn.Ct.App.1979)). Negligent misrepresentation occurs when a defendant, acting in the course of her business, profession, or employment, or in a transaction in which she has pecuniary interest, supplies faulty information meant to guide another in their business transactions; the defendant fails to exercise reasonable care in obtaining or communicating information; and the plaintiff justifiably relies upon the information provided by the defendant. Id. (citing Robinson v. Omer, 952 S.W.2d 423 (Tenn.1997) (citing Restatement (Second) of Torts ยง 552)).
Biancheri v. Johnson 2009 WL 723540, 7 (Tenn.Ct.App.) (Tenn.Ct.App.,2009)
