Opinion ID: 4544659
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Heading: Kelly’s Claim of Fraudulent Inducement Fails.

Text: Kelly’s complaint of fraudulent inducement fails as a matter of law. Under Florida law, “no cause of action in tort can arise from a breach of a duty existing 9 Case: 19-14955 Date Filed: 06/26/2020 Page: 10 of 10 by virtue of contract.” Weimar v. Yacht Club Point Estates, Inc., 223 So. 2d 100, 103 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969); see Bankers Risk Mgmt. Servs., Inc. v. Av-Med Managed Care, Inc., 697 So. 2d 158, 161 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997) (“fraudulent representations . . . intertwined with the performance of the contract . . . do not rise to the level of an independent tort”). Kelly’s complaint alleged that her retail installment contract promised that “[w]arranty information [would be] provided to [her] separately,” but that she “never received any separate warranty information or book.” Because Kelly’s complaint alleged no injury separate from a breach of a contractual duty, the district court committed no error when it dismissed her claim for the tort of fraudulent inducement.