California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Mata v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., E067012 (Cal. App. 2018):
Mata contends that he did allege all of the elements of a cause of action for promissory estoppel. He lists the elements of a cause of action for breach of contract; however, he never lists the elements of a cause of action for promissory estoppel. A fortiori, he does not explain how his allegations satisfied those elements. We therefore deem this argument forfeited. (Carr v. Rosien (2015) 238 Cal.App.4th 845, 856, fn. 6 [appellant forfeited contention "by failing to support it with reasoned argument and citation of authority."].)
This is not to say that, if not forfeited, it would have merit.
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