"material misrepresentation" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe false or incorrect information that is deliberately offered in order to deceive or defraud someone. For example, "The bank accused the borrower of making a material misrepresentation on the loan application."
"In general, material misrepresentation is grounds for nonpayment or at least dispute of a claim for payment," he said.
In Dura Pharmaceuticals v. Broudo, the Supreme Court held that in private securities fraud cases, one element of proving a violation is "loss causation," which requires showing "a causal connection between the material misrepresentation and the loss".
Meanwhile, a law in Oregon that relates to insurance coverage for car sharing quite specifically gives car-sharing companies the right to go after vehicle owners who engage in "material misrepresentation in the maintenance of the vehicle".
As for Cesar, court records indicated that he had been a sales manager at Infoex International, a short-lived currency-market brokerage that was shuttered after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission charged it with "fraud" and "material misrepresentation".
And any contract can be voided if it was induced by a material misrepresentation — such as Theranos's overstating the capabilities of its nanotechnology — even if it was an innocent mistake.
The complaint would be based on the unit owners' allegation that the developer made a material misrepresentation in the offering plan by delivering a unit that had defects in construction.
Defense lawyers said in court papers and an interview that no material misrepresentations were made.
The S.E.C. claimed Mr. Stout made "material misrepresentations" to customers about the value of assets in their accounts.
Judge Walton replied that he was still troubled by the N.S.A.'s "material misrepresentations" to the court, and that Alexander's explanation for how they happened "strains credulity".
"The league management at the time, including Aaron Davidson, made material misrepresentations and omissions regarding the integrity of the league and its financial hygiene".
There is a growing trend of politically motivated prosecutions, built upon "creative" interpretations of the existing laws and which rely upon material misrepresentations to prejudice the courts.
