Fox Associates, Inc. v. Robert Half International, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE McBRIDE

delivered the opinion of the court:

The primary issue on appeal is whether the negligent misrepresentation exception to the economic loss doctrine stated in Moorman Manufacturing Co. v. National Tank Co., 91 Ill. 2d 69, 435 N.E.2d 443 (1982), applies to an employment agency, defendant Robert Half International, Inc. (Robert Half), for losses suffered by its client, plaintiff Fox Associates, Inc. (Fox), resulting from acts of an employee Fox hired through Robert Half.

The relevant facts are as follows. In early 1998, Fox, a magazine advertising agency, contacted the…