FeatureDealingsDisputes
SettingRoutine exchangeOpposed claims
Use of reportIdentifies an offer or informationProves a claim against another
PrincipleOrdinary reliance on one speakerRequired number and integrity
Quoting a price during a sale and judicially establishing that a person owes a disputed sum are different activities. The former is routine communication; the latter can enforce a contested liability against another party.
Diagnostic question: Is the information being used to carry on a transaction, or to impose a binding judgment in a conflict over rights?