New Jersey Lemon Law Lawyer Blog

Cherry Hill Triplex: $48,000 arbitration award

October 8, 2007 | Jonathan Rudnick

Cherry Hill Triplex was sued in New Jersey Superior Court for Consumer Fraud. The case went to arbitration and the plaintiff received a favorable award. This is not a final award since Cherry Hill Triplex has the right to present the case to a jury and let a New Jersey jury decide if they did something improper.

Plaintiff claims that she was informed the dealership no longer had the trade-in car she had left the day before, according to testimony. The sales staff then forced her to buy the van despite her objections and attempts to return the car.
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New Jersey Lemon Law

October 6, 2007 | Jonathan Rudnick

Buying the wrong car can have a devastating impact on your life. If your car breaks down how will you get to work and pay the bills? If it doesn’t work right, why doesn’t the manufacturer just replace it? If only life were that simple.

The lemon law works to force manufacturers to back their product: paint peeling, knocking engine, faulty transmission, leaky sunroof or door locks. You are dealing with a billion-dollar company. The lemon law gives you a protection. You can FORCE the manufacturer to buy back the car.

If the use, value or safety of your car has been substantially affected you can have your car repurchased with attorney fees and cost reimbursed. You can also get your money back if the dealer has taken too long to fix the car. Yes, that is correct. Even if the dealer fixes the car, but it takes too long, you can get your money back.
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Ciasulli Auto Dealerships Lawsuits (2002)

October 4, 2007 | Jonathan Rudnick

Several Bob Ciasulli automobile dealerships settled a lawsuit filed by the State of New Jersey.
They agreed to pay the State $425,000 for costs, fees and in furtherance of the interests of the State of New Jersey (2002).

These dealerships were included in the settlement:

B.C.T. Imports, Inc.; Bob Ciasulli Toyota, Inc.; Bob Ciasulli Jeep/Eagle, Inc.; Bob Ciasulli Hyundai, Inc.; Arrow Hyundai, Inc.; Arrow Auto Imports, Inc.; Mack Auto Imports, Inc.; Mack Dodge, Inc.; Mack Pontiac/Cadillac, Inc.; Monmouth American, Inc.; Monmouth Chrysler/Plymouth, Inc.; M.T. Imports, Inc.; Route 88 Vehicle Corp.; United Galaxy, Inc.; and Universal Global, Inc.

New Jersey Car Salesmen: Pay Plan Fraud

October 2, 2007 | Jonathan Rudnick

Many car salesmen are also victim of dealership fraud. They have a pay plan that is in writing. Despite the simplicity of the pay plan (commissions as a percentage of profit), the dealership inflates the cost of vehicles to reduce their pay. They will add on various questionable costs to the “cost” of the car. Much of this is hidden from the salesman: pack, used car kitty, lot fees, bruise fees, dent fees.

Dealerships will also claim that a product such as GAP or ETCH cost a certain amount, which is false.

Car salesmen are left with few options because they risk being blackballed out of the industry. Turnover is very high at most dealerships, and this is part of the reason.
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Route 22 Auto Sales, Inc., Route 22 Automobiles, Inc. and Route 22 Nissan

September 29, 2007 | Jonathan Rudnick

Route 22 Auto Sales, Inc., which does business as Route 22 Toyota, is located at 109 Route 22 West Hillside; Route 22 Automobiles, Inc., which does business as Route 22 Honda, is located at 105 Route 22 West, Hillside; and Route 22 Nissan is located at 399 Route 22 West, Hillside.

They settled a lawsuit that was filed against them by the State of New Jersey for deceptive business practices (Feb. 8, 1999). It was alleged that they:

1 Used bait-and-switch advertising (this means they falsely advertised vehicles for sale);
2 Misrepresented that many products, such as GAP coverage, extended service agreements, window etching, credit life insurance or credit life accident health and disability insurance, were required to be purchased;
3 Misrepresented mileage;
4 Failed to allow lessees one business day to review the lease agreement.
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