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In New Jersey Jury selection is very limited. The Judge asks the jurors about 50 questions ranging form are you a citizen to what do your children do and what are your hobbies? There are certain questions that they have to ask and then the attorneys submit questions that they want the Judge to ask the Jury. Jury selection can last from one to three hours depending in how long the trial will last. The Judge picks seven jurors of which one will be an alternate. The lawyers have six challenges to remove jurors for almost any reason.
In this case the Judge used some new questions and asked the jurors what they thought of the civil justice system and whether it did not permit appropriate claims or allowed too many claims. The jurors were very attentive and gave very specific answers and I think they wanted to serve on the Jury. It was only a 2-3 day trial.
The point to jury selection is to excuse the jurors that will not be favorable to your case. A tough thing to do with a few questions and a quick answer here and there. You are supposing built in prejudices in people you have never met, a dangerous thing to do. Generally plaintiff's; lawyers remove people in the insurance industry and those who own business. Remove people who hate lawsuits is the idea
You have a range of choices none of which are really attractive.
Return to the dealership and confront the management. You need to be very confident and have the ability to negotiate against skilled salesman and do it under stress. You don't have a chance. You know it and the dealer knows it. STAY AWAY. Not recommended.
File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau or the Consumer Affairs Office in your county. They have no ability to force the dealership to do anything. Its all voluntary. Just a further waste of your valuable time.
Hire an attorney and file a lawsuit. This is usually you best option EXCEPT it is hard to find a lawyer that sues car dealership and even harder to find an attorney with significant experience who will not charge an arm and a leg. If you find the right attorney this is your best option.
The consumer laws in New Jersey are expansive and powerful. The Consumer Fraud Act provides for triple damages and counsel fees if you win. This is the only thing that the dealer will understand.
I continue to search the internet for complaints against this dealership. What is going on here?
Read this.. More complaints.. More.
I read this compaint about Garden state Honda that I received in an e-mail alert. I tried to locate a web site that accumulates complaints for New Jersey auto dealerships. There is not a single one that I could find. There a few other general complaint sites that might work for you. My three cents is a site that you might work for you.
