I just updated some content on bait and switch advertising. Click here to review. I litigated numerous cases this year on the bait and switch advertising. It was a case that I fought for over 2 years which was thrown out the trial court, for nap the Appellate Division and…
Short Answer about consumer fraud and odometer fraud What is odometer fraud? Selling or transferring a car knowing that the odometer is wrong or has been altered Is odometer fraud consumer fraud? Selling or transferring a car knowing that the odometer is wrong or has been altered or JUST selling…
National Insurance Crime Bureau or NICB, appears to be an organization, a not-for-profit organization, to assist various entities including law enforcement and insurance companies in preventing various types of insurance fraud. It also appears that they had created, maintain and utilize a database which obtains information from insurance companies among…
Buying a Car is Awful Because… Tell me… I have represented over a thousand people and have purchased many cars myself. Almost every experience related to me is the same. It sucked. The reasons are different BUT the results are the same. It sucked!! Take a look! Here too about…
The laws in the State of New Jersey on repossession are based on two things: there is both common law and statutory law addressing the relationship between the parties. Statutory law for repossession of the automobile or collateral is based on the Uniform Commercial Code. The Uniform Commercial Code specifically…
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…
This is a list of questions that a jury might have to answer at the end of a trial: 1. Do you find by a preponderance of the evidence that the Defendant committed any unconscionable commercial practice, deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise or misrepresentation as I have defined in…
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…
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 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…