New Jersey courts should be especially accommodating to their own citizens seeking justice at home. “An action by or against a resident will ordinarily not be dismissed as being in an inconvenient forum….” Gore v. United States Steel Corp., 15 N.J. 301, 311 (1954). Although domestic residence is not decisive,…
Under the relevant due process inquiry, the forum state’s exercise of jurisdiction must be reasonable, which is measured by the “minimal contacts” doctrine, a threshold requirement for specific personal jurisdiction. Hanson v. Denckla, 357 U.S. 235, 251, 78 S.Ct. 1228, 1238, 2 L.Ed.2d 1283, 1296 (1958); International Shoe v. Washington,…
Recently, I was surfing the internet and discovered a site through news releases that is actually very useful. The site is truecar.com and the basic underpinnings of this site are the consumers’ ability to access purchase information for vehicles. Apparently truecar.com has the availability of some sort of database or…
Under New Jersey Law, it violates the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act to make an affirmative misrepresentation of fact as the seller attempted sale of a product. It does not matter that nobody has been misled but there is the capacity to mislead, which is the primary ingredient of consumer…
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, through the Division of Consumer Affairs, conducts investigations and files suits on behalf of the state against various businesses alleged to have potentially committed acts in violation of New Jersey Law. As an example, there was a press release on June 5, 2009 indicating…
The New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and individual liability The definitional section of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act is straightforward re: The Act to persons. The New Jersey Supreme Court has explained that the Act is wide-ranging remedial legislation and should be liberally interpreted to effectuate its remedial purposes.…
There is an internet news release indicating that Daimler will honor warranty claims and Lemon Law Claims. Hopefully we will get some specifics and provide another update. The Law Office of Jonathan Rudnick Lemon Law Lawyer
CAR DEALERSHIP SELLS CAR TO TWO BLIND PEOPLE. This is not a joke. It is true. The names will be withheld until suit is filed BUT today I saw, possibly, the worst case in the many years that I have been doing this type of work. Both of my clients…
I recently filed a demand for an arbitration under the American Arbitration Association consumer rules against a New Jersey dealership in South Jersey. The hearing is concluded and a decision should be rendered soon. I will start from the beginning and explain how arbitration works, as opposed to a court…