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16 BRIAN HEYERT v. MENASSIE TADDESE -- rank: 704

... Nat'l Bank , 199 N.J. 251 , 257 (2009) (citing N.J.S.A. 56:8-19); Gennari v. Weichert Co. Realtors , 148 N.J. 582 , 604 ... of Operating Eng'rs , supra , 192 N.J. at 389; N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. In addition, before the CFA can be applied the consumer ... 316 N.J. Super. 33 , 41 (App. Div. 1998) (citing N.J.S.A. 56:8-19); see also , Bosland , supra , 197 N.J. at 560 (noting ... 138 N.J. at 23 (holding that causation provision of N.J.S.A. 56:8-19 requires plaintiffs to prove that unlawful consumer fraud caused loss ... C. , 203 N.J. 496 , 522 (2010) (citations omitted) (quoting N.J.S.A. 56:8-19). Courts have generally found causation to be established for CFA ... recover reasonable attorney fees, filing fees and costs of suit. N.J.S.A. 56:8-19; Furst v. Einstein Moomjy, Inc. , 182 N.J. 1 , ...

docket:	a4801-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-06-25
status:	published
citation:	431 N.J.Super. 388 70 A.3d 680
Document Size:	128038

17 Richard Matera v. M.G.C.C. Group, Inc. -- rank: 702

... BOA's alleged unlawful conduct and plaintiffs' alleged ascertainable loss. (N.J.S.A. 56:8-19). Facts Although plaintiffs, all residents of section II of Crystal ... constitute a nexus between BOA's acts and plaintiffs' losses (N.J.S.A. 56:8-19). To answer these questions, the court must analyze the Consumer ... N.J.S.A. 56:8-2. II. The Nexus N.J.S.A. 56:8-19 provides: Any person who suffers an ascertainable loss of moneys ... properly consider the issues before this court, any analysis of N.J.S.A. 56:8-19 must begin with Neveroski v. Blair, 141 N.J. Super ... privity is a condition precedent to recover under this Act [N.J.S.A. 56:8-19]. Section 19 clearly grants a remedy to 'any person who ... emphasis added).] Thus, in order to establish a claim under N.J.S.A. 56:8-19, a plaintiff must prove three elements: 1) the existence ...

docket:	L-1812-04
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decided:	2008-07-03
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18 539 ABSECON BOULEVARD, L.L.C. v. SHAN ENTERPRISES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP -- rank: 694

... CFA, plaintiffs sought treble damages and counsel fees pursuant to N.J.S.A. 56:8-19, as well as "appropriate equitable relief." Defendants' answer admitted that ... collect treble damages, attorneys fees, and costs. That remedial provision, N.J.S.A. 56:8-19, provides as follows: Any person who suffers any ascertainable loss ... Sears Roebuck & Co. , 138 N.J. 2 , 19 (1994). Under N.J.S.A. 56:8-19, a private action may be brought when a person suffers ... before the enactment of the private right of action in N.J.S.A. 56:8-19 and dealt only with the Attorney General's authority to ... erred in concluding that plaintiffs sustained an "ascertainable loss" under N.J.S.A. 56:8-19 caused by their alleged misrepresentations about the Inn. We disagree. To bring a private cause of action under N.J.S.A. 56:8-19, a plaintiff must be able to demonstrate that he ...

docket:	a2250-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-03-26
status:	published
citation:	406 N.J. Super. 242 967 A.2d 845
Document Size:	128067

19 JACQUELINE BERNAL MUELLER v. KEAN UNIVERSITY -- rank: 691

... N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.4(a), and N.J.S.A. 56:8-19, which permit civil actions by people who have suffered a ...

docket:	a1843-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-12-30
status:	Published
citation:
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20 Gonzalez v. Wilshire Credit Corp. -- rank: 681

... and/or equitable relief, treble damages, and reasonable attorneys’ fees, N.J.S.A. 56:8-19.” Lee , supra , 203 N.J. at 521 (quoting Bosland ... may bring a lawsuit seeking, among other things, treble damages. N.J.S.A. 56:8-19 (emphasis added). An ascertainable loss includes, for example, a loss ... Lemelledo , supra , 150 N.J. at 268 (quotation omitted); accord N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. The cumulative-remedies and counsel-fees provisions of the CFA ... for treble damages, reasonable attorneys fees, and costs of suit, N.J.S.A. 56:8-19, also serve another important legislative purpose. That purpose “is ...

docket:	A-99-09
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2011-08-29
status:
citation:
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21 Manahawkin Convalescent v. Frances O’Neill -- rank: 678

... liberally construed in favor of protecting consumers”). To that end, N.J.S.A. 56:8-19 prescribes a cause of action on behalf of “[a ... method, act, or practice declared unlawful under this act.” N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. A CFA claim requires proof of three elements: “1 ... v. Merck & Co., Inc. , 192 N.J. 372 , 389 (2007); N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. A plaintiff who proves all three elements may be awarded ... attorneys’ fees, filing fees and reasonable costs of suit.” N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. N.J.S.A. 56:8-2 identifies the type ... a showing of “ascertainable loss” within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. In the absence of proof of an “unlawful practice� ...

docket:	A-17-12
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-03-11
status:
citation:
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22 DAVID S. MATHIESEN v. DAVID MOLESKI -- rank: 678

... final judgment, trebling defendants' award in accordance with the CFA, N.J.S.A. 56:8-19, 2 and reducing it by plaintiffs' award for a net ... and costs of $34,603.95 pursuant to the CFA, N.J.S.A. 56:8-19, resulting in a final judgment in favor of defendants and ... award of treble damages and attorneys' fees is mandatory under N.J.S.A. 56:8-19 if a consumer-fraud plaintiff proves both an unlawful practice ... was dismissed from the litigation for lack of prosecution. 2 N.J.S.A. 56:8-19 provides, in relevant part: In any action under this section ...

docket:	a0365-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-12
status:	unpublished
citation:
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23 RITA KIEFFER v. DAVID DEMEO -- rank: 670

... argued that the Consumer Fraud Act (CFA) Safe Harbor Provision, N.J.S.A. 56:8-19.1, did not protect Sandmann because it applied where an ... ascertain the accuracy of the information disclosed by the seller . [ N.J.S.A. 56:8-19.1 (emphasis added).] DeMeo drafted the answers on the disclosure ...

docket:	a4621-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-03-23
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	96592

24 JOSEPH ARDINO v. RETROFITNESS, LLC -- rank: 668

... 17; treble damages under the CFA, A-2836-16T1 11 N.J.S.A. 56:8-19; and attorneys' fees and costs pursuant to the TCCWNA and CFA. N.J.S.A. 56:8-19; N.J.S.A. 56:12-17. Defendants filed a ...

docket:	a2836-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-05-21
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	63565

25 ROBERT CAMERON v. TGI FRIDAYS, INC -- rank: 665

... fees and reasonable costs of suit.'" Id. at 121 (quoting N.J.S.A. 56:8-19). An ascertainable loss "is one that is 'quantifiable or measurable ... a result of ' the unlawful practice." Id. at 522 (quoting N.J.S.A. 56:8-19 (emphasis added)). The statutory phrase "as a result of" connotes ...

docket:	a3485-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-03-24
status:	published
citation:	445 N.J.Super. 59 135 A.3d 1003
Document Size:	51654

26 Thiedemann, et al. v. Mercedes-Benz. USA., LLC -- rank: 663

... a result of a practice in violation of the CFA. N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. This appeal focuses on the enigmatic requirement of an �ascertainable ... a victim of consumer fraud must prove an [�]ascertainable loss,[�] N.J.S.A. 56:8-19, but that requirement has been broadly defined as embracing more ... the fees and costs associated with filing suit. As codified, N.J.S.A. 56:8-19 provides that [a]ny person who suffers any ascertainable loss ...

docket:	a-41-04
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2005-05-18
status:
citation:	183 N.J. 234
Document Size:	70892

27 BELMONT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC v. DEAN GEIBEL -- rank: 660

... reasonable attorneys' fees, filing fees and reasonable costs of suit. [ N.J.S.A. 56:8-19.] Thus, t o state a claim under the CFA, a ... 74 (App. Div.), certif. denied , 165 N.J. 607 (2000). N.J.S.A. 56:8-19, which provides for an award of treble damages, attorney's ... 187 N.J. Super. 465 , 468-70 (App. Div. 1982); N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. Indeed, as we have noted, the provisions of the CFA ...

docket:	a2584-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-04-08
status:	published
citation:	432 N.J.Super. 52 74 A.3d 10
Document Size:	141608

28 Rhonda Bosland v. Warnock Dodge, Inc. -- rank: 652

... action through the enactment of what was subsequently codified as N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. That section, which is central to this dispute, provides that ... 1971, c. 247, § 7, the provision subsequently codified at N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. That section, which is central to the dispute before this ... reasonable attorneys' fees, filing fees and reasonable costs of suit. [ N.J.S.A. 56:8-19.] Although the legislative history surrounding this enactment is sparse, it ... defendant’s violation of the CFA to file an action. N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. On its face, then, the statute makes no demand upon ...

docket:	a-97-07
court:
decided:	2009-02-19
status:
citation:	197 N.J. 543
Document Size:	73241

29 Glenn Ollendorf v. LACEL MONK -- rank: 652

... of the CFA, the court refused to treble the damages, N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. On plaintiff's appeal, we reversed, determining that defendant's ... v. Sears Roebuck & Co. , 138 N.J. 2 , 21 (1984); N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. "Unlawful practices [under the CFA] fall into three general categories ... 183 N.J. 234 , 246 (2005). "The 'causation' provision of N.J.S.A. 56:8-19 requires plaintiff to prove that the unlawful consumer fraud caused ... a litigant who proves an unlawful practice under the CFA. N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. We disagree. Although the Legislature has mandated the awarding of ... CFA is not entitled to reimbursement of expert fees, as N.J.S.A. 56:8-19 only allows "reasonable costs of suit"). We affirm the judge ...

docket:	a5031-05
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-08-02
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	59269

30 JEFFERSON LOAN COMPANY, INC. v. RUBENA A. SESSION, et al. -- rank: 645

... collateral by private or public sale, pursuant to the UCC. N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. The heart of the CFA is contained in N.J ... damages awarded, which were trebled, and counsel fees pursuant to N.J.S.A. 56:8-19. Ibid. On appeal, we reversed that part of the order ...

docket:	A0270-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-01-15
status:	published
citation:	397 N.J.Super. 520 938 A.2d 169
Document Size:	94610