The New Jersey Supreme Court, by its decision in Dugan v. TGI Fridays, Inc., No. A-92-15, 2017 WL 4399352 (N.J. 2017),1 has provided businesses the latest tool in defending putative class actions under New Jersey’s...more
A New Jersey federal judge dismissed a proposed class action against online retailer, J. Crew Group, Inc., alleging that the company’s website Terms and Conditions violated New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty,...more
Facebook, Inc. recently dodged a putative class action alleging that it violated New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty, and Notice Act (“TCCWNA”) when a California federal court dismissed a New Jersey resident’s...more
In recent months, federal and state courts in New Jersey have been faced with numerous motions to dismiss class action complaints alleging that online retailers’ website terms and conditions violate New Jersey’s...more
10/31/2016
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This past year, the plaintiffs’ bar has been aggressively pursuing class action claims under New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract and Warranty Notification Act (“TCCWNA”), N.J.S.A. 56:12-14, et seq.—presumably because of...more
Companies doing business in New Jersey—through traditional brick-and-mortar operations or internet sales—must be mindful of the State’s changing consumer protection landscape thanks to a series of recent and anticipated...more
New Jersey restaurant-goers alleging that TGI Friday’s, Inc. (TGIF) violated state consumer protection laws by omitting drink prices from its menus will have to proceed with their claims individually after the New Jersey...more
Doing business in New Jersey just got thornier. Recent decisions broadly interpreting the New Jersey Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA), N.J.S.A. 56:12-14, et seq., have spawned a flurry of pre-suit...more
3/8/2016
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Contracts ,
Contract Terms ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Internet Retailers ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Truth in Advertising ,
Truth in Consumer Contracts Laws ,
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