Vander Ark v. Venable, LLP

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 4 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LORRAINE J. VANDER ARK, Trustee of No. 24-7281 the LORRAINE J. VANDER ARK TRUST, D.C. No. 2:23-cv-04567-MWF-JC Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

VENABLE, LLP, a Maryland limited liability partnership,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Michael W. Fitzgerald, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 21, 2025** Pasadena, California

Before: BERZON, N.R. SMITH, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

Lorraine J. Vander Ark, Trustee of the Lorraine J. Vander Ark Trust, appeals

the district court’s dismissal of her negligent misrepresentation claim against

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Venable, LLP under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil…