Consumer Protection
McLaughlin & Nardi's experienced consumer protection attorneys are aggressive in enforcing the rights of New Jersey's consumers.
Both New Jersey and federal law offer extensive protection from consumer fraud, deceptive sales practice, and defective products. They also provide for judicial enforcement of warranties. For example, New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act was enacted by the Legislature in 1960 for three reasons: (1) to compensate consumers who have been harmed by deceptive sales practices; (2) to deter fraud through the award of triple damages; and (3) to attract skilled attorneys to represent consumers by making a merchant which has engaged in deceptive practices pay the victim's attorneys fees, even though their loss may have been minor. Other New Jersey and federal laws afford consumer protection as well, such as the Uniform Commercial Code, the Lemon Law, the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Foreclosure Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Our New Jersey consumer protection attorneys have extensive experience representing consumers who have been harmed by unfair sales practices. We seek redress for those who have been unable to enforce the protections of warranties from the vendors.
Examples of our attorneys' experience includes:
- Suits by homeowners against construction companies and engineers for misrepresenting their services and qualifications, and breaching warranties.
- Representing consumers against retailers which have engaged in many different types of deceptive practices.
- Litigating on behalf of businesses which were "consumers" and the victims of consumer fraud.
- Representing individuals where automobile manufacturers could not or would not repair their "lemons."
- Representing consumers who were the victim of "bait and switch" advertising.
- Mediating numerous lawsuits for the Superior Court of New Jersey under New Jersey's Lemon Law Act and the federal Mangason-Moss Warranty Act for breach of automobile warranties.
McLaughlin & Nardi's experienced New Jersey consumer protection attorneys assist people throughout the state of New Jersey who have been victims of consumer fraud or breach of warranty from Bloomfield to Butler, Montclair to Morristown, Little Falls to Lodi. Our attorneys can help if you have been a victim. To find out more about New Jersey consumer protection, please call (973) 890-0004 or e-mail us.
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