Hi, I need a rebuttal for the following: Today, we will address two key issues: "Contributory Negligence" of the Plaintiff; It is the Responding Party's submission that Mr. Dino and Dill & Dill Inc. did not make any negligent misrepresentations to Mr. Doe regarding the financial condition of API Inc. or the security of the deposit. Mr. Doe chose to make the deposit directly to API Inc. against the advice of their own counsel and at the request of Mr. Pell. Mr. Dino and Dill & Dill Inc. was not knowledgeable of this request until after the payments had been made. Furthermore, the "Professional Liability" lies with the lawyer and accountant representing Mr. John Doe. There was an unreasonable reliance on behalf of the plaintiff on the alleged assurances made by Mr. Dino , given that Mr. Doe had independent accountants and legal advisors involved in the transaction. : Issue 1: As we know, contributory negligence refers to "Injuries or harm suffered, were due in some measures to the Plaintiff's own negligence and carelessness". Your Honour, the Plaintiff has argued negligent misrepresentation by our Client, however, we contend that there is an existence of "Contributory Negligence" on the part of the Plaintiff. Mr. John Doe, is a successful and knowledgeable businessman. He has been involved in other business transactions, but in this instance, he failed to exercise proper business transaction etiquette and procedures. Mr. Doe alleges that he relied on the verbal inte