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Consumer Fraud Act
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Duane Morris Insurance Law
NJ Supreme Court: Insurance Brokers, Producers, and Agents Not Exempt from Consumer Fraud Act, Casts Doubt on “Learned Professional” Exemption
By Duane Morris
By Brad D. Feldman, Gregory D. Herrold and James HearonIn a unanimous opinion, Lowe v. Audet, __ N.J. ___ (2026) (slip op.), the New Jersey Supreme Court held that insurance brokers,…
New Jersey Lemon Law Lawyer Blog
Opening statement in a car fraud trial for consumer fraud under the Consumer Fraud Act
OPENING STATEMENT May it please the Court, This case is about deception, trust, and accountability. My client Mr Smith walked into The defendant dealership to purchase a new vehicle—one free…
Drug & Device Law
Can We Play, Too?
By Bexis
Not too long ago we read a non-drug/device decision, Hale v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 2018 WL 3241971 (S.D. Ill. July 3, 2018), which left us shaking our…
Class Action & Mass Torts
The Game Goes On: Sheppard Mullin Obtains Dismissal With Prejudice of Class Action Alleging Social Gaming Micro-transactions Constitute Illegal Gambling
By James Gatto
Another lawsuit alleging illegal gambling in a social game has been dismissed. Over the last year, social gaming mobile applications have come under attack from the Plaintiffs’ bar as gambling…
Data Protection Report
Encryption of patient personal information to be the law of the land in New Jersey
Following a number of reports of theft and misplacement of computer disks, laptops, and thumb drives containing unencrypted patient information from New Jersey medical centers, the New Jersey state legislature…
ContractsProf Blog
New Jersey Supreme Court Finds Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable for Lack of Notice
The New Jersey Supreme Court rendered a decision on September 23 that found an arbitration provsion unenforceable because the language was insufficient to alert a reasonable consumer that she was…
Property Insurance Coverage Insights
Bad Faith and Punitive Damages Claims in Sandy Coverage Litigation Dismissed, But Consumer Fraud Act Claim Survives: New Jersey District Court Issues Hurricane Sandy Decision
As Superstorm Sandy insurance claims wend their way through the courts, we are beginning to see decisions related to motions on the pleadings, especially with regard to extracontractual claims. The…
New Jersey Law Blog
Stark & Stark Attorney Gene Markin Authors Article in New Jersey Law Journal
Stark & Stark attorney Gene Markin, member of the firm's Construction Litigation Group, authored the article "Consumer Fraud Act is Effective in Construction Cases," published on October 14, 2013 in…
Mass Tort Defense
Consumer Fraud Class Claim Dismissed in Beverage Case
By Sean Wajert
Readers have seen our warning about the trend in food and beverage claims attacking virtually every aspect of the product's label as a supposed consum
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Condominium Association Gets Big Win Against Developer for Consumer Fraud
n late 1998 Monroe Station Associates started construction on the Belmont, a seven-story, thirty-four unit condominium building in Hoboken, New Jersey.