Opinion ID: 591393
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Negligent Misrepresentation Claim.

Text: 22 The district court dismissed Count II's negligent misrepresentation claim. It correctly observed that, under New York law, a plaintiff may recover for negligent misrepresentation only where the defendant owes her a fiduciary duty. See White v. Guarente, 43 N.Y.2d 356, 362-63, 401 N.Y.S.2d 474, 478, 372 N.E.2d 315, 319 (2nd Dept.1977). The complaint asserts no facts that would establish such a fiduciary duty, either before or after she became an employee at Jackson & Nash. See Serow v. Xerox Corp., 166 A.D.2d 917, 918, 560 N.Y.S.2d 575, 576 (4th Dept.1990). Accordingly, we affirm the district court's dismissal of the claims of negligent misrepresentation.