Federal Court Rejects False Statement Claim Against NJ Debt Collection Law Firm
In a precedential opinion issued on June 30, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the lower court's dismissal of a putative class action complaint filed by a consumer against a law firm and its client for allegedly violating a provision of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") that prohibits a debt coll...
Bergen County Chancery Judge Hits Mortgage Lender With $26,000 in Counsel Fees For Violating New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act
In an unpublished decision issued on July 31, 2014, a Bergen County Chancery Judge fined a mortgage lender over $26,000 in legal fees for violating the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act in connection with a residential loan refinance involving a then 70-year old woman residing in Englewood, New Jersey. Freedom Mortgage Corp. v. Mamie E. Major, Superi...
Sale of Used Rolls Royce Turns Into Clunker for New Jersey Auto Dealership
The New Jersey Appellate Division delivered a 'clunker' to a Bergen County auto dealership by affirming a trial court judge's opinion that found the dealership violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act in the sale of a used Rolls Royce to a North Carolina man. Bishop vs. Richard Catena Auto Wholesalers, Inc., Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellat...