No, the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (CFA) does not allow for pain and suffering damages. The CFA is primarily designed to provide economic remedies to consumers who have been defrauded. What the NJ Consumer Fraud Act Allows: Treble (Triple) Damages – If a consumer proves a violation, they are…
Opening Statement I just updated my webpage to include an example of an opening statement in a trial against the car dealership for selling a car, used car with prior damage. Ordinarily, this takes approximately 15 to 20 minutes depending on how the court schedules the opening statements. This is…
New post on the web site about car dealerships selling damaged cars What do you do, what can you do when a dealership sells you a damaged car https://www.consumer-attorney.com/i-want-to-sue-a-car-dealership-lawyers-that-deal-with-car-dealer.html https://www.consumer-attorney.com/i-want-to-sue-a-car-dealership-lawyers-that-deal-with-car-dealer.html
A year ago last February, the FDA sent out the first of numerous warning letters to 18 companies marketing cannabidiol (CBD) products, regarding claims they were making about their products, in the hopes of protecting an unwitting and unknowing public, many naive to what CBD actually is. The letters that…
The plaintiff, residing in Edison, New Jersey, says by way of complaint against the defendants as follows: COUNT I 1. On or about September 28, 2013, the defendant, Auto Group, of East Brunswick, was a corporation licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey. 2. On or about…
Buying a Car is Awful Because… Tell me… I have represented over a thousand people and have purchased many cars myself. Almost every experience related to me is the same. It sucked. The reasons are different BUT the results are the same. It sucked!! Take a look! Here too about…
In New Jersey the legislature has partially codified the aforementioned principles in N.J.S.A. 56:8-68, which states that it is an unlawful practice for a used car dealer to (a) misrepresent the mechanical condition of a used vehicle; (b) to fail to disclose, prior to sale, any material defect in the…
The New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act is to be Watered Down, significantly. New Jersey has one of the strongest Consumer Fraud Acts in the United States. There is pending legislation to change the Consumer Fraud Act and make it easier to avoid civil penalties for fraud. The changes include provisions…
Amy Handlin and John McKeon are sponsoring an anti-consumer bill that would change the business landscape in New Jersey. A key provision of the new New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act would exempt out of state transactions. This means the following: if someone in New Jersey commits consumer fraud upon a…
Car Salesmen and Dealerships to be Protected with Proposed Changes in Consumer Fraud Act. Amy Handlin and Jack McKeon have sponsored and introduced ANTI-CONSUMER legislation to reduce consumer rights and protect car dealerships. The changes in the Consumer Fraud Act would exempt or limit liability against businesses that are already…