An accountant who advises both parties to a proposed venture and knows facts inconsistent with representations made by one party to the other engages in misleading and deceptive conduct by remaining silent, where the other party has a reasonable expectation of disclosure. Where a plaintiff's money is lost from the moment of investment because the venture lacked the represented value, the full investment amount is recoverable as damages, and the onus is on the defendant to disentangle any loss attributable to other causes.
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