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Misrepresentation
Misrepresentation is a false or misleading statement, or a material omission that misleads, made to induce reliance; it can make a contract voidable and may ground rescission or damages.
Puffery
Puffery, or puffing: exaggerated sales or advertising statements treated legally as opinion rather than fact. Spans Carlill (1892), FTC, Lanham Act, securities, and UK CAP Code Rule 3.2.
Stambovsky v. Ackley
Stambovsky v. Ackley, 169 A.D.2d 254 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991), the "Ghostbusters ruling," held a Nyack, New York house legally haunted because seller Helen Ackley had publicized its ghosts, entitling buyer Jeffrey Stambovsky to rescind his $650,000 contract despite caveat emptor.