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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 22:42:16+00:00

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Cal. Civil Code § 1709 defines "deceit" as: "One who willfully deceives another with intent to induce him to alter his position to his injury or risk."
The law of fraud is based upon both statutes and common law. Mirkin v. Wasserman (1993) 5 Cal.4th 1082, 1091.
Most employment fraud claims are for fraud in the inducement, i.e., falsehoods made to induce an employee to commence working for an employer. Lazar v. Superior Court (Rykoff-Sexton, Inc.) (1996) 12 Cal.4th 631 involved fraudulent statements regarding the company's financial health, the growth of the department the plaintiff was to work in, and the security of his position.
In Lazar, these falsehoods were made prior to the commencement of the employment.
For fraud in the inducement generally, see Agricultural Ins. Co. v. Superior Court (1990) 70 Cal.App.4th 385, 400 (insurance policy).
Defined in Civil Code § 1710(1) as "the suggestion, as a fact, of that which is not true, by one who does not believe it to be true"
Opinions of a Fiduciary are Actionable. Lynch v. Cruttenden & Co. 1993) 18 Cal.4th 802, 808; Bank of America v. Sanchez (1934) 3 Cal.App.2d 238, 242.
Defined in Civil Code § 1710(4) as, "A promise, made without any intention of performing it"
There are many situations in which an employer has exclusive knowledge of facts, such as the financial well-being of a privately held corporation, the needs of a corporation, past earnings of employees, etc.
Relocation for purposes of work. Tyco, supra.
(3) Lazar v. Superior Court (Rykoff-Sexton, Inc.) (1996) 12 Cal.4th 631, 646 stated that "because of the extra blameworthiness inherent in fraud, and because in fraud cases we are not concerned for the need for predictability about the cost of contractual relationships, fraud plaintiff may recover out-of-pocket in addition to benefit-of-the-bargain damages."
Many of the elements of a fraud claim are factually intensive. Fact issues are generally for the fact finder, not the court.
Thus, a jury may simply answer the questions of whether there was intentional fraud, without specifying as to whether the fraud was statement of fact concealment, or false promise.

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