THERE IS NO PRIVITY REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN A CAUSE OF ACTION UNDER THE NEW JERSEY CONSUMER FRAUD ACT. You have a right of action against those up the stream of commerce, e.g., an indirect seller. There is no privity requirement to maintain a cause of action under the New Jersey…
Individuals are specifically authorized to act as private attorneys general. The New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act’s provisions authorizing consumers to bring their own private actions is integral to fulfilling the legislative purposes, and those purposes are advanced as well by Court’s affording the Attorney General the broadest kind of power…
NEW JERSEY LAW PERMITS DISCOVERY TO DEMONSTRATE THE DEFENDANTS’ INTENT AND OTHER OF THE PLAINTIFF’S DEMAND REASONABLY CALCULATED TO LEAD TO ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE New Jersey Court Rules provide that parties may obtain discovery regarding any matter, not privileged, which is relevant to the subject matter involved in the pending action,…
New Jersey Lemon Law Unit If you are interested in filing a lemon law claim, whether with or without an attorney, the site that you might want to review is the Department of Consumer Affairs. This website gives all the appropriate instructions on how to file a lemon law claim…
2011 Subaru Outback and 2010 Subaru Outback A review of the New Jersey Lemon Law unit reveals that there is a large number of buybacks for this make and model: 2010 OUTBACK 2011 OUTBACK Recall Recall #1 Issued: 2010 07 20 This 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK recall affects the POWER TRAIN:MANUAL…
US Supreme Court Decision on Arbitration Recently, the US Supreme Court decided a significant arbitration case. The issue is whether or not the Federal Arbitration Act permitted the waiver of class action claims in a consumer contract. At the state level under the state laws, the states were divided as…
Originally, I filed a law suit against the new Chrysler Corporation with regard to a vehicle which was purchased by a current client of mine. The client experienced numerous issues with this vehicle including transmission, brakes and electrical problems. My client is alleging that there were numerous repairs on the…
ANTI-CONSUMER LEGISLATION IS COMING SOON TO YOU HERE IN NEW JERSEY The New Jersey Assembly and the Senate have introduced bills that would permanently and prohibitively make New Jersey an anti-consumer forum and roll back years of consumer protection laws which have accumulated benefits for thousands, if not millions, of…
Although I do a significant amount of auto fraud litigation, the concept does not change with regard to the sale of any goods such as houses or any other consumer goods. Again, if you know the purchaser of the good would make a different decision and you fail to disclose…