In Squish La Fish v. Thomco Specialty Products, involving an adhesive that did not work as hoped in product packaging, the company that bought the adhesive sued the seller for a tort called:
A) defamation
B) fraud
C) intentional misrepresentation
D) negligent misrepresentation
E) none of the other choices

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The best choice is D because the tort of negligent misrepresentation occurs when a party makes a false statement and fails to exercise reasonable care in ensuring its accuracy, leading the other party to suffer damages. In this case, the seller may have made untrue statements about the effectiveness of the adhesive, leading the buyer to incur losses. The other choices do not accurately describe the situation in the case.

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