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The New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act to be Watered Down and SIGNIFICANTLY Helps Car Dealerships
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…
Anti-Consumer Bill: New Jersey to Welcome Corrupt Businesses
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 Dealserships to be Protected with Proposed Changes in Consumer Fraud Act
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…
Car Salesmen Protected in Proposed New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act Changes
CHANGES IN THE NEW JERSEY CONSUMER FRAUD ACT TO PROTECT CAR SALESMAN Amy Handlin is the co-sponsor on this bill to protect car salesman John McKeon is the primary Sponsor on this bill to protect car salesmen. There is a bill pending in the Assembly which significantly and permanently change…
COMPLIANCE WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL’S SETTLEMENT
As previously reported on the internet and through the Division of Consumer Affairs, specifically, four Sansone dealerships signed a consent agreement with the State to cease various business practices. Interestingly enough as part of the settlement, there is a complaints program. The defendants in the lawsuit are required to submit…
Demand for Arbitration
In this case an arbitration was filed against the dealer because it was alleged that they refused to return the deposit after the plaintiff returned the car. No return of deposit. CONSUMER FRAUD The petitioner was forced to enter the transaction when she was told that her first transaction was…
Jury Questions – Consumer Fraud and Breach of Warranty Trial
1. Do you find by a preponderance of the evidence that Defendant, xxxxx America, committed any unconscionable commercial practice, deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise or misrepresentation as I have defined in connection with the transaction involving the sale of the subject vehicle? YES _______ NO _______ VOTE ________ Please…
Buying a car and consumer fraud, part 2
Many processes are used, such as keeping people at the dealership for a long period of time, separating couples, confusing customers with various documentation and keeping them in the air. There are many, many dealership terms that characterized the types of process that are undertaken. If one were to think…
Buying a Car and Consumer Fraud, part 1
Buying a Car and Consumer Fraud Many consumers confide that buying a vehicle is one of the worst experiences of their life. Frequently, they come into my office and they are embarrassed and ashamed of the situation in which they have found themselves. When one understands how a car dealership…