Includes 2009/2010 supplement.

"A narrative context for the myriad of issues. It is a powerful asset to this book that the author has included such extensive and detailed forms." -- Steven M. Richman, Esq., Duane Morris, LLP, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine

The New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (CFA) provides consumers and business operators with rules and regulations of legal business practices. As the substantive reach of the Act is challenged in court, case law remains unsettled in many areas.

Written by New Jersey attorney Paul DePetris, New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act & Forms is an analysis of the conflicting case law surrounding the Act, and A COMPLETE GUIDE to assessing and filing a claim in Superior Court for relief under the Act. The book includes over 110 forms (in print and on CD).

The book also includes a 500-page appendix including virtually every type of case one may try to file under the CFA and the reasons it may or may not meet with success.

This extraordinary volume is the definitive work in the field of New Jersey consumer fraud and is worth its weight in gold as a reference book.  Since the Consumer Fraud Act is one of only two areas of law that allows for treble damages, a single consumer fraud case could well be worth the price of the product.  

A large number of claims arise in the sale or rental of homes, and in the sale, rental or repair of motor vehicles, service and repair of home appliances, home improvement construction, recovery from insurance brokers and insurance companies. Claims against businesses and lenders for fraudulent refund or advertising policies can be made under the Consumer Fraud Act.

Chapters include: PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE ACT, SECTION TWO (Affirmative Acts, Omissions), STATE ENFORCEMENT, PROCEDURAL CONSIDERATIONS, PRIVATE REMEDIES UNDER THE CFA, PROSECUTING AND DEFENDING CFA CLAIMS. The book includes over 110 forms, ranging from presuit , initial pleadings, discovery, arbitration, mediation, trial documents, to settlement and post settlement documents. The forms are in print and on disk.

VALUABLE  APPENDICES include Extensive Reference Tables to the CFA and Administrative Code, cross-referenced by Subject Matter and Citation.  Also included is a narrative summary of the Consumer Fraud Act and Administrative Code, and table of PER SE violations, setting out the causes of action available to a private litigant.