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Class Action Class Certification Truth in Consumer Contracts Laws

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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With Some Progress in 2017, Where Does TCCWNA Head in 2018?

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• State and federal courts in New Jersey continue to review carefully how far the Truth-in-Consumer Contract Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA) should be extrapolated in order to sustain claims with no adverse impact or affect....more

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New Jersey Supreme Court Rejects Class Certification of TCCWNA Claims in Drink Price Actions

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Amidst the significant increase in consumer class action litigation under New Jersey’s Truth in Consumer Contract Warranty and Notice Act (“TCCWNA” or the “Act”), the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that TCCWNA claims could...more

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New Jersey Supreme Court Announces Last Call for TCCWNA Happy Hour

In recent years, creative plaintiff-side class action attorneys in New Jersey have attempted to seek relief under the Truth in Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (“TCCWNA”), which allows for $100 in statutory damages...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Dugan/Bozzi: The New Jersey Supreme Court Provides Shelter From The TCCWNA Storm

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Last year, McCarter was the first law firm to warn of the perfect storm resulting from the organized plaintiffs’ bar’s vague and unconstrained interpretation of the Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act...more

Locke Lord LLP

TCCWNA Is Not On The Menu: The New Jersey Supreme Court Weakens TCCWNA’s Use in Class Actions in Restaurant Cases

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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

Saul Ewing LLP

Supreme Court Provides One-Two Punch to Certification of TCCWNA Claims; Are TCCWNA Class Actions Out For Count?

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In consolidated appeals, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed class certification of two class actions asserting violations of the Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (“TCCWNA”). Both sets of plaintiffs...more

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New Jersey Supreme Court Holds that Consumers Cannot Pursue Class Action Claims Against TGI Fridays for Inflated Drink Prices, But...

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The New Jersey Supreme Court issued a decision on two consumer class actions under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”) and the Truth in Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (“TCCWNA”). In two separate cases,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Class Action Quarterly Update - Summer 2016

The summer of 2016 saw continued trends in class action filings. Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) cases continued to be rampant, with multiple cases being filed daily on a national scale. Most were generally directed...more

Locke Lord LLP

TCCWNA Class Action Tanked by Individualized Inquiries

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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

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