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Match.com has been sued for faking profiles of its members and having false profiles.

The plaintiff is a former model whose photos has been used on over 200 profiles, with no authorization from her.

Presumably, the damages are based on the theory that match.com has lured people to their site and charged them money wthi the false representation as to he numbers that are on the site.

In a lawsuit where you are alleging that a selling violated the Consumer Fraud Act by selling a car that was already damaged these question might help. You need to determine if they knew it was in an accident.

These quesitons will help you determine what the selling dealer did when they had the car.

These questions might not be good for every case but they are a nice starting point.

Recently Bank of America and Chase have decided to change their ways. Both of these major credit card issuers have chosen to drop arbitration clauses from their card holder agreements.
There is no coincidence that there have been many recent filings of lawsuits against National Arbitration Forum with regard to these agreements. It appears as though National Arbitration Forum got caught with their hand in the cookie jar by the Minnesota Attorney General.
It is also relevant that there is pending legislation where the sponsors have attempted to prohibit arbitration agreements in consumer contracts and employment agreements. This bill is sponsored by Senator Feinstein of California.

If you successfully litigate a case under the Consumer Fraud Act you are entitled to an award of attorney fees that has to be approved by the court. You submit a certification to the court of the amount of hours and the hourly rate, also known as a loadstar amount. The court is required to provide an in-depth analysis as to why the rate is proper and the hours reasonable.

My web site has some good information.

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 the obligations of those repairing boats

The violation of the regulations creates a per se violation of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.