Category: Consumer fraud
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Black Friday Advice from a Lawyer
Ten Tips to Avoid Black Friday Problems, from an NJ Lawyer A guide to avoiding legal problems when holiday shopping, from a New Jersey lawyer: If anyone promises you anything about a product you are buying, get it in writing. An oral promise isn’t worth the paper it isn’t written on. If it sounds too good to…
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Consumer Fraud Law Applies to Bad Mortgage Loans
Many people associate consumer fraud laws with the sale of defective merchandise, or with home contractors who don’t finish their work. However, the reach of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act is much broader. For example, a New Jersey Superior Court judge has recently found that a mortgage lender was responsible under the New Jersey…