THE NEW JERSEY CONSUMER FRAUD ACT SHOULD BE LIBERALLY CONSTRUED TO EFFECTUATE ITS REMEDIAL PURPOSE. The New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act should be liberally construed to effectuate its remedial purpose. The New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act was passed in 1960 to permit the Attorney General to combat the increasingly widespread…
Car Salesman Convicted For Scam Involving Mentally Ill Man according to an internet news source.
Damaged Cars and Suing the Lender. You can collect from the lender for defective cars under the HOLDER RULE. Since the contract that the lender is holding permits the buyer to sue the lender, the lender can be sued up to the amount paid on the contract. The lender is…
What happens if the dealer sells you a damaged car? Have they violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act? AFFIRMATIVE MISREPRESENTATIONS VIOLATE THE CONSUMER FRAUD ACT The law in New Jersey is no longer “buyer beware” and New Jersey has taken the more ethical approach to the sale of goods.…
Boating while intoxicated has severe penalties that will affect both your driver’s and boating license, insurance rates and financial situation. If you get pulled over for boating while intoxicated you are required to take a breathalyser but not perform the psychophysical tests. Failure to take the breathalyser will also have…
New Jersey has a host of regulations that require certain disclosures by boat repair facilities. As an example, if you are getting a new engine the installer must disclose new, rebuilt or re- manufactured, so it is clear to the customer what they are getting. My website addresses at length…
Do you know what a seller’s disclosure is? Almost all seller’s agents have the seller complete this to protect themselves as much as to help the buyers. It includes all major defects and some minor ones. As a buyer, your lawyer should demand that the disclosure is completed and your…
Let’s use this example: You unknowingly buy a crash-damaged car for $30,000 and it is dangerous to drive and you would never have purchased the car BUT it has a NADA value of $10,000. You now have driven the car for 5 years due to the length of the litigation,…
The Courts continue to interpret the Consumer Fraud Act in such a way that limits the remedial nature of the act. Courts have been strictly applying breach of contract principles to the damages analysis. The issue is: what is the ascertainable loss that is recoverable under the act? The Court…
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